Carolina Charter Academy: CFA

Public school district · Wake County · North Carolina · NCES district ID 3700423

Carolina Charter Academy: CFA spent $7,801 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 97% of the other North Carolina districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,241). Its one school enrolled 782 students in 2024-25; 59.4% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among North Carolina districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Carolina Charter Academy: CFA in enrollment (741 to 767 students) and Carolina Charter Academy: CFA itself.

Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Carolina Charter Academy: CFA, FY23Forsyth Academy $12,809; Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech $10,844; Matthews Charter Academy $10,809; Greensboro Academy $10,569; Endeavor Charter School $10,520; American Renaissance School $10,149; Peak Charter Academy $10,013; Envision Science Academy $9,603; Gray Stone Day School $8,130; Carolina Charter Academy: CFA $7,801; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.6k8k10k12k14kForsyth Academy$12,809Northeast Academy of Aerospace…$10,844Matthews Charter Academy$10,809Greensboro Academy$10,569Endeavor Charter School$10,520American Renaissance School$10,149Peak Charter Academy$10,013Envision Science Academy$9,603Gray Stone Day School$8,130Carolina Charter Academy: CFA$7,801State median, under 1,000 students $11,241
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Carolina Charter Academy: CFA, FY23Forsyth Academy $12,809; Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech $10,844; Matthews Charter Academy $10,809; Greensboro Academy $10,569; Endeavor Charter School $10,520; American Renaissance School $10,149; Peak Charter Academy $10,013; Envision Science Academy $9,603; Gray Stone Day School $8,130; Carolina Charter Academy: CFA $7,801; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.6k8k10k12k14kForsyth Academy$12,809Northeast Academy of Aerospace & Ad…$10,844Matthews Charter Academy$10,809Greensboro Academy$10,569Endeavor Charter School$10,520American Renaissance School$10,149Peak Charter Academy$10,013Envision Science Academy$9,603Gray Stone Day School$8,130Carolina Charter Academy: CFA$7,801State median, under 1,000 students $11,241
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Carolina Charter Academy: CFA, FY23Forsyth Academy $12,809; Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech $10,844; Matthews Charter Academy $10,809; Greensboro Academy $10,569; Endeavor Charter School $10,520; American Renaissance School $10,149; Peak Charter Academy $10,013; Envision Science Academy $9,603; Gray Stone Day School $8,130; Carolina Charter Academy: CFA $7,801; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.6k10k14kForsyth Academy$12,809Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech$10,844Matthews Charter Academy$10,809Greensboro Academy$10,569Endeavor Charter School$10,520American Renaissance School$10,149Peak Charter Academy$10,013Envision Science Academy$9,603Gray Stone Day School$8,130Carolina Charter Academy: CFA$7,801State median, under 1,000 students $11,241
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Carolina Charter Academy: CFA, FY23Forsyth Academy $12,809; Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech $10,844; Matthews Charter Academy $10,809; Greensboro Academy $10,569; Endeavor Charter School $10,520; American Renaissance School $10,149; Peak Charter Academy $10,013; Envision Science Academy $9,603; Gray Stone Day School $8,130; Carolina Charter Academy: CFA $7,801; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.6k10k14kForsyth Academy$12,809Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech$10,844Matthews Charter Academy$10,809Greensboro Academy$10,569Endeavor Charter School$10,520American Renaissance School$10,149Peak Charter Academy$10,013Envision Science Academy$9,603Gray Stone Day School$8,130Carolina Charter Academy: CFA$7,801State median, under 1,000 students $11,241

Where the money came from

$8,503,000 in revenue: 59.4% state, 37.1% local and 3.5% federal. Total spending including $2,907,000 of capital outlay was $8,797,000, or $11,652 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Carolina Charter Academy: CFA revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,052,000; Local $3,154,000; Federal $297,000; total $8,503,000.
  • State$5,052,000 59%
  • Local$3,154,000 37%
  • Federal$297,000 3%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 178 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

755 students in 2022-23, 823 students in 2023-24, 782 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Carolina Charter Academy: CFA enrollment by school year2022-23: 755, 2023-24: 823, 2024-25: 78202505007501k2022-237552023-248232024-25782
Carolina Charter Academy: CFA enrollment by school year2022-23: 755, 2023-24: 823, 2024-25: 78202505007501k2022-237552023-248232024-25782
Carolina Charter Academy: CFA enrollment by school year2022-23: 755, 2023-24: 823, 2024-25: 78202505007501k2022-237552023-248232024-25782
Carolina Charter Academy: CFA enrollment by school year2022-23: 755, 2023-24: 823, 2024-25: 78202505007501k2022-237552023-248232024-25782

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2375544.916.8
2023-2482344.118.7
2024-2578249.016.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$1,939,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,568 per student

Carolina Charter Academy: CFA booked $1,939,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 45 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $43,175 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 12 in 100 North Carolina districts with a figure (state median $49,503, 293 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average North Carolina teacher salary at $53,644 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,796,00092.6%
Special education$113,0005.8%
Other programs$30,0001.5%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2019-20 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,145 in 2019-20, $2,435 in 2020-21, $2,511 in 2021-22, $2,568 in 2022-23.

Carolina Charter Academy: CFA teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $2,145, 2020-21: $2,435, 2021-22: $2,511, 2022-23: $2,56801k2k3k2019-20$2,1452020-21$2,4352021-22$2,5112022-23$2,568
Carolina Charter Academy: CFA teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $2,145, 2020-21: $2,435, 2021-22: $2,511, 2022-23: $2,56801k2k3k2019-20$2,1452020-21$2,4352021-22$2,5112022-23$2,568
Carolina Charter Academy: CFA teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $2,145, 2020-21: $2,435, 2021-22: $2,511, 2022-23: $2,56801k2k3k2019-20$2,1452020-21$2,4352021-22$2,5112022-23$2,568
Carolina Charter Academy: CFA teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $2,145, 2020-21: $2,435, 2021-22: $2,511, 2022-23: $2,56801k2k3k2019-20$2,1452020-21$2,4352021-22$2,5112022-23$2,568

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Carolina Charter Academy: CFA scored proficient or above: 50-56% in reading and 40-46% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNorth CarolinaStudents tested
Reading and language arts50-56%48%353
Math40-46%50%353

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 782 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Carolina Charter Academy78216.0not reportedTargeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Carolina Charter Academy: CFA

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Carolina Charter Academy: CFA

  1. North Carolina districts by spending per studentCarolina Charter Academy: CFA ranks 173 of 178 North Carolina districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($7,801).#173 of 178
  2. Every school district in North CarolinaCarolina Charter Academy: CFA is the number 180 by size of 332 North Carolina districts, with 755 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#180 of 332
  3. Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTechThe next larger North Carolina district: 756 students in fall 2022, $10,844 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,844
  4. Gray Stone Day SchoolThe next smaller North Carolina district: 751 students in fall 2022, $8,130 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$8,130
  5. Compare Carolina Charter Academy: CFA with Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTechEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across North CarolinaCarolina Charter Academy: CFA spent $43,175 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $49,503); spending, not a salary.$43,175
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Carolina Charter Academy: CFA

  1. How many schools and students are in Carolina Charter Academy: CFA?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 782 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Carolina Charter Academy: CFA spend per student?
    $7,801 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the North Carolina median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,241 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Carolina Charter Academy: CFA's money come from?
    $8,503,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 59.4% state, 37.1% local and 3.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Carolina Charter Academy: CFA spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,939,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,568 per student. Divided by the 45 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $43,175 per teacher, more than 12 in 100 North Carolina districts (state median $49,503). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average North Carolina teacher salary at $53,644 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in Carolina Charter Academy: CFA do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Carolina Charter Academy: CFA scored proficient or above: 50-56% in reading and 40-46% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Carolina Charter Academy: CFA's NCES district ID?
    3700423. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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