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Charlotte, North Carolina - 1 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Kipp: Charlotte #163 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,346 per pupil, Kipp: Charlotte ranks #225 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
Kipp: Charlotte operates 1 public schools serving 944 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 Mecklenburg County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,346 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 26.0% local, 52.4% state, and 21.6% 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 40/100, ranked #163 of 293 in North Carolina against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 51.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.3% African American, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Kipp Charlotte, enrolling 813 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Kipp Charlotte accounts for 86.1% of all Kipp: Charlotte student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kipp: Charlotte a distant remainder — means Kipp: Charlotte-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.
Kipp: Charlotte has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 96.6% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Kipp: Charlotte chronic absenteeism rate is 51.5% — 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.
Kipp: Charlotte has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 944 students.
How much does Kipp: Charlotte spend per student?
Kipp: Charlotte spends $10,346 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #163 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Kipp: Charlotte?
Kipp: Charlotte students are 81.3% African American, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% White, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kipp: Charlotte?
Kipp: Charlotte has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #163 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.