Island Montessori Charter

Public school district · New Hanover County · North Carolina · NCES district ID 3700332

Island Montessori Charter spent $11,940 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 60% of the other North Carolina districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $11,241). Its one school enrolled 220 students in 2024-25; 54.3% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among North Carolina districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Island Montessori Charter in enrollment (198 to 234 students) and Island Montessori Charter itself.

Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Island Montessori Charter, FY23Global Scholars Academy $17,801; D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy $17,312; Community School of Digital and Visual A $15,212; Central Wake Charter High School $14,386; Pocosin Innovative Charter $12,987; Wilmington School of the Arts $12,109; Island Montessori Charter $11,940; Moore Montessori Community School $11,367; The Mountain Community Sch $10,899; Southeastern Academy Charter School $9,394; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.5k10k15k20kGlobal Scholars Academy$17,801D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy$17,312Community School of Digital an…$15,212Central Wake Charter High Scho…$14,386Pocosin Innovative Charter$12,987Wilmington School of the Arts$12,109Island Montessori Charter$11,940Moore Montessori Community Sch…$11,367The Mountain Community Sch$10,899Southeastern Academy Charter S…$9,394State median, under 1,000 students $11,241
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Island Montessori Charter, FY23Global Scholars Academy $17,801; D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy $17,312; Community School of Digital and Visual A $15,212; Central Wake Charter High School $14,386; Pocosin Innovative Charter $12,987; Wilmington School of the Arts $12,109; Island Montessori Charter $11,940; Moore Montessori Community School $11,367; The Mountain Community Sch $10,899; Southeastern Academy Charter School $9,394; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.5k10k15k20kGlobal Scholars Academy$17,801D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy$17,312Community School of Digital and Vis…$15,212Central Wake Charter High School$14,386Pocosin Innovative Charter$12,987Wilmington School of the Arts$12,109Island Montessori Charter$11,940Moore Montessori Community School$11,367The Mountain Community Sch$10,899Southeastern Academy Charter School$9,394State median, under 1,000 students $11,241
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Island Montessori Charter, FY23Global Scholars Academy $17,801; D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy $17,312; Community School of Digital and Visual A $15,212; Central Wake Charter High School $14,386; Pocosin Innovative Charter $12,987; Wilmington School of the Arts $12,109; Island Montessori Charter $11,940; Moore Montessori Community School $11,367; The Mountain Community Sch $10,899; Southeastern Academy Charter School $9,394; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.5k10k15k20kGlobal Scholars Academy$17,801D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy$17,312Community School of Digital and Visual A$15,212Central Wake Charter High School$14,386Pocosin Innovative Charter$12,987Wilmington School of the Arts$12,109Island Montessori Charter$11,940Moore Montessori Community School$11,367The Mountain Community Sch$10,899Southeastern Academy Charter School$9,394State median, under 1,000 students $11,241
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Island Montessori Charter, FY23Global Scholars Academy $17,801; D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy $17,312; Community School of Digital and Visual A $15,212; Central Wake Charter High School $14,386; Pocosin Innovative Charter $12,987; Wilmington School of the Arts $12,109; Island Montessori Charter $11,940; Moore Montessori Community School $11,367; The Mountain Community Sch $10,899; Southeastern Academy Charter School $9,394; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.5k10k15k20kGlobal Scholars Academy$17,801D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy$17,312Community School of Digital and Visual A$15,212Central Wake Charter High School$14,386Pocosin Innovative Charter$12,987Wilmington School of the Arts$12,109Island Montessori Charter$11,940Moore Montessori Community School$11,367The Mountain Community Sch$10,899Southeastern Academy Charter School$9,394State median, under 1,000 students $11,241

Where the money came from

$3,249,000 in revenue: 54.3% state, 43.6% local and 2.1% federal. Total spending including $802,000 of capital outlay was $3,369,000, or $15,670 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Island Montessori Charter revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,764,000; Local $1,417,000; Federal $68,000; total $3,249,000.
  • State$1,764,000 54%
  • Local$1,417,000 44%
  • Federal$68,000 2%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 178 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

215 students in 2022-23, 214 students in 2023-24, 220 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Island Montessori Charter enrollment by school year2022-23: 215, 2023-24: 214, 2024-25: 22001002003002022-232152023-242142024-25220
Island Montessori Charter enrollment by school year2022-23: 215, 2023-24: 214, 2024-25: 22001002003002022-232152023-242142024-25220
Island Montessori Charter enrollment by school year2022-23: 215, 2023-24: 214, 2024-25: 22001002003002022-232152023-242142024-25220
Island Montessori Charter enrollment by school year2022-23: 215, 2023-24: 214, 2024-25: 22001002003002022-232152023-242142024-25220

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2321519.111.2
2023-2421420.510.4
2024-2522019.011.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$827,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,847 per student

Island Montessori Charter booked $827,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 19 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $43,208 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 12 in 100 North Carolina districts with a figure (state median $49,503, 293 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average North Carolina teacher salary at $53,644 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$636,00076.9%
Special education$178,00021.5%
Other programs$13,0001.6%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,369 in 2018-19, $3,682 in 2019-20, $3,602 in 2020-21, $3,761 in 2021-22, $3,847 in 2022-23.

Island Montessori Charter teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,369, 2019-20: $3,682, 2020-21: $3,602, 2021-22: $3,761, 2022-23: $3,84701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3692019-20$3,6822020-21$3,6022021-22$3,7612022-23$3,847
Island Montessori Charter teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,369, 2019-20: $3,682, 2020-21: $3,602, 2021-22: $3,761, 2022-23: $3,84701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3692019-20$3,6822020-21$3,6022021-22$3,7612022-23$3,847
Island Montessori Charter teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,369, 2019-20: $3,682, 2020-21: $3,602, 2021-22: $3,761, 2022-23: $3,84701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3692019-20$3,6822020-21$3,6022021-22$3,7612022-23$3,847
Island Montessori Charter teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,369, 2019-20: $3,682, 2020-21: $3,602, 2021-22: $3,761, 2022-23: $3,84701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3692019-20$3,6822020-21$3,6022021-22$3,7612022-23$3,847

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Island Montessori Charter scored proficient or above: 49-67% in reading and 32-51% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNorth CarolinaStudents tested
Reading and language arts49-67%48%127
Math32-51%50%126

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 220 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Island Montessori Charter School22011.6not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Island Montessori Charter

  • Phone: (910) 795-4860
  • Office: 6339 Carolina Beach Rd, Wilmington, NC 28412

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Island Montessori Charter

  1. North Carolina districts by spending per studentIsland Montessori Charter ranks 71 of 178 North Carolina districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,940).#71 of 178
  2. Every school district in North CarolinaIsland Montessori Charter is the number 293 by size of 332 North Carolina districts, with 215 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#293 of 332
  3. Community School of Digital and Visual AThe next larger North Carolina district: 217 students in fall 2022, $15,212 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,212
  4. Global Scholars AcademyThe next smaller North Carolina district: 211 students in fall 2022, $17,801 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,801
  5. Compare Island Montessori Charter with Community School of Digital and Visual AEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across North CarolinaIsland Montessori Charter spent $43,208 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $49,503); spending, not a salary.$43,208
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Island Montessori Charter

  1. How many schools and students are in Island Montessori Charter?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 220 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Island Montessori Charter spend per student?
    $11,940 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the North Carolina median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,241 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Island Montessori Charter's money come from?
    $3,249,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 54.3% state, 43.6% local and 2.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Island Montessori Charter spend on teacher salaries?
    $827,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,847 per student. Divided by the 19 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $43,208 per teacher, more than 12 in 100 North Carolina districts (state median $49,503). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average North Carolina teacher salary at $53,644 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in Island Montessori Charter do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Island Montessori Charter scored proficient or above: 49-67% in reading and 32-51% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Island Montessori Charter's NCES district ID?
    3700332. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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