Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal
records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our
editorial standards & corrections policy, the
methodology behind these numbers, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
Siler City, North Carolina - 1 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Chatham Charter #212 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,725 per pupil, Chatham Charter ranks #252 of 322 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (North Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
574
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$9,725
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chatham Charter operates 1 public schools serving 574 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 Chatham County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,725 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 31.1% local, 63.4% state, and 5.5% 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 28/100, ranked #212 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 591:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.3% White, 9.6% African American, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Chatham Charter, enrolling 591 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Chatham Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Chatham Charter student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Chatham Charter a distant remainder — means Chatham Charter-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.
Chatham Charter student-counselor ratio is 591:1 — 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.
Chatham Charter chronic absenteeism rate is 15.1% — 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 Chatham Charter is typically wider than the Chatham Charter-aggregate figure suggests.
Chatham Charter has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 574 students.
How much does Chatham Charter spend per student?
Chatham Charter spends $9,725 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #212 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Chatham Charter?
Chatham Charter students are 75.3% White, 9.6% African American, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Chatham Charter?
Chatham Charter has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #212 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.