An equity score of 49/100 ranks Kipp: Charlotte #128 of 297 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,825 per pupil, Kipp: Charlotte ranks #168 of 328 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 $11,825 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 328 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 49/100, ranked #128 of 297 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 largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Kipp: Charlotte reports 96.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
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 $11,825 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #128 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 49/100, ranking #128 out of 297 districts in North Carolina.