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Pittsboro, North Carolina - 21 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Chatham County Schools #131 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,461 per pupil, Chatham County Schools ranks #77 of 322 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (North Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,129
Total Enrollment
21
Schools
$13,461
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chatham County Schools operates 21 public schools serving 9,129 students, placing it in the mid-size range in North Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 combined, 6 high, 4 elementary, 2 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $13,461 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 38.4% local, 46.9% state, and 14.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 48/100, ranked #131 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 4 of 21 schools offering Advanced Placement (38 AP courses district-wide), a 367.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.6% White, 27.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sage Academy, with a diversity index of 67.0/100.
Its largest campus is Seaforth High, enrolling 1,088 students (12% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Chatham County Schools Virtual Academy, at 9 students, a 121x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Chatham County Schools school enrollment varies 121× across entities
Chatham County Schools school enrollment ranges from 9 students (lowest) to 1,088 students (highest), a spread of 1,079 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Chatham County Schools student-counselor ratio is 367:1 — 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.
Chatham County Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 29.4% — 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 County Schools is typically wider than the Chatham County Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Chatham County Schools has 21 schools, including 6 high, 2 middle, 9 combined, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 9,129 students.
How much does Chatham County Schools spend per student?
Chatham County Schools spends $13,461 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #131 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Chatham County Schools?
Chatham County Schools students are 53.6% White, 27.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% African American, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 21 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Chatham County Schools?
Chatham County Schools has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #131 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.