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Fletcher, North Carolina - 1 schools
An equity score of 18/100 ranks Fernleaf Community Charter School #259 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,636 per pupil, Fernleaf Community Charter School ranks #255 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
Fernleaf Community Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 520 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 Henderson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,636 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 27.1% local, 66.0% state, and 6.9% 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 18/100, ranked #259 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 381.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.9% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Fernleaf, enrolling 763 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Fernleaf accounts for 100.0% of all Fernleaf Community Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Fernleaf Community Charter School a distant remainder — means Fernleaf Community 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.
Fernleaf Community Charter School student-counselor ratio is 382:1 — 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.
Fernleaf Community Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 13.9% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Fernleaf Community Charter School'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 Fernleaf Community Charter School?
Fernleaf Community Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 520 students.
How much does Fernleaf Community Charter School spend per student?
Fernleaf Community Charter School spends $9,636 per student. The district has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #259 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Fernleaf Community Charter School?
Fernleaf Community Charter School students are 84.9% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fernleaf Community Charter School?
Fernleaf Community Charter School has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #259 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.