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Camden, North Carolina - 5 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Camden County Schools #136 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,277 per pupil, Camden County Schools ranks #120 of 322 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (North Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,920
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,277
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Camden County Schools operates 5 public schools serving 1,920 students, placing it among the smallest districts in North Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Camden County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,277 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 322 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending. See how North Carolina compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 18.1% local, 69.8% state, and 12.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 46/100, ranked #136 of 293 in North Carolina against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 480.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.8% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Camden County High, with a diversity index of 36.4/100.
Its largest campus is Camden Intermediate, enrolling 461 students (24% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Camden Early College High, at 124 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Camden Intermediate accounts for 24.0% of all Camden County Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Camden County Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Camden County Schools school enrollment varies 3.7× across entities
Camden County Schools school enrollment ranges from 124 students (lowest) to 461 students (highest), a spread of 337 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Camden County Schools student-counselor ratio is 480:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Camden County Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 27.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Camden County Schools is typically wider than the Camden County Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Camden County Schools has 5 schools, including 1 middle, 1 elementary, 2 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,920 students.
How much does Camden County Schools spend per student?
Camden County Schools spends $12,277 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #136 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Camden County Schools?
Camden County Schools students are 79.8% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Camden County Schools?
Camden County Schools has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #136 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.