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Bahama, North Carolina - 1 schools
An equity score of 19/100 ranks Discovery Charter School #256 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,000 per pupil, Discovery Charter School ranks #192 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
Discovery Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 332 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 Durham County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,000 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 31.9% local, 58.0% state, and 10.2% 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 19/100, ranked #256 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 226.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 9.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.8% White, 25.2% African American, 12.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Discovery Charter, enrolling 453 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Discovery Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Discovery Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Discovery Charter School a distant remainder — means Discovery Charter 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.
Discovery Charter School student-counselor ratio is 227:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Discovery Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 9.5% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Discovery Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 332 students.
How much does Discovery Charter School spend per student?
Discovery Charter School spends $11,000 per student. The district has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #256 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Discovery Charter School?
Discovery Charter School students are 50.8% White, 25.2% African American, 12.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Discovery Charter School?
Discovery Charter School has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #256 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.