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Charlotte, North Carolina - 1 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Charlotte Lab School #162 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,031 per pupil, Charlotte Lab School ranks #189 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
Charlotte Lab School operates 1 public schools serving 991 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 Mecklenburg County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,031 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 32.5% local, 59.1% state, and 8.3% 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 40/100, ranked #162 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 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 538:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.9% African American, 17.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Charlotte Lab School, enrolling 807 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Charlotte Lab School accounts for 81.4% of all Charlotte Lab School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Charlotte Lab School a distant remainder — means Charlotte Lab School-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.
Charlotte Lab School student-counselor ratio is 538:1 — 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.
Charlotte Lab School chronic absenteeism rate is 27.3% — 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 Charlotte Lab School is typically wider than the Charlotte Lab School-aggregate figure suggests.
Charlotte Lab School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 991 students.
How much does Charlotte Lab School spend per student?
Charlotte Lab School spends $11,031 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #162 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Charlotte Lab School?
Charlotte Lab School students are 49.9% African American, 17.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% White, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Charlotte Lab School?
Charlotte Lab School has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #162 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.