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Wake Forest, North Carolina - 1 schools
An equity score of 13/100 ranks Casa Esperanza Montessori #277 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,445 per pupil, Casa Esperanza Montessori ranks #222 of 322 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (North Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Casa Esperanza Montessori operates 1 public schools serving 615 students, placing it among the smallest districts in North Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Wake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,445 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 39.1% local, 56.4% state, and 4.5% 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 13/100, ranked #277 of 293 in North Carolina against a state average of 45, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 752:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% White, 16.4% African American across the district's schools.
Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Casa Esperanza Montessori student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Casa Esperanza Montessori a distant remainder — means Casa Esperanza Montessori-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Casa Esperanza Montessori student-counselor ratio is 752:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Casa Esperanza Montessori chronic absenteeism rate is 16.8% — 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 Casa Esperanza Montessori is typically wider than the Casa Esperanza Montessori-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Casa Esperanza Montessori?
Casa Esperanza Montessori has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 615 students.
How much does Casa Esperanza Montessori spend per student?
Casa Esperanza Montessori spends $10,445 per student. The district has an equity score of 13/100, ranking #277 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Casa Esperanza Montessori?
Casa Esperanza Montessori students are 53.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% White, 16.4% African American, 2.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Casa Esperanza Montessori?
Casa Esperanza Montessori has an equity score of 13/100, ranking #277 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.