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Greensboro, North Carolina - 1 schools
An equity score of 22/100 ranks Gate City Charter Academy #246 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,608 per pupil, Gate City Charter Academy ranks #215 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
Gate City Charter Academy operates 1 public schools serving 683 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 Guilford County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,608 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 34.5% local, 65.5% state, 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 22/100, ranked #246 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.
and 50.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.8% African American, 18.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Gate City Charter, enrolling 715 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Gate City Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Gate City Charter Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Gate City Charter Academy a distant remainder — means Gate City Charter Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Gate City Charter Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 74.2% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Gate City Charter Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 50.3% — 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.
How many schools are in Gate City Charter Academy?
Gate City Charter Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 683 students.
How much does Gate City Charter Academy spend per student?
Gate City Charter Academy spends $10,608 per student. The district has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #246 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Gate City Charter Academy?
Gate City Charter Academy students are 70.8% African American, 18.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% White, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gate City Charter Academy?
Gate City Charter Academy has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #246 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.