An equity score of 80/100 ranks D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy #21 of 297 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,312 per pupil, D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy ranks #18 of 328 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (North Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy operates 1 public schools serving 215 students, placing it among the smallest districts in North Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 New Hanover County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,312 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 33 of 328 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending. See how North Carolina compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 23.0% local, 59.0% state, and 18.0% 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 80/100, ranked #21 of 297 in North Carolina against a state average of 45, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 61.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.1% African American, 3.7% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy accounts for 75.3% of all D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy a distant remainder — means D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy reports 93.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 61.7% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy?
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 215 students.
How much does D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy spend per student?
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy spends $17,312 per student. The district has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #21 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy?
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy students are 90.1% African American, 3.7% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy?
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #21 out of 297 districts in North Carolina.