An equity score of 63/100 ranks Kipp Durham College Preparatory #73 of 297 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,193 per pupil, Kipp Durham College Preparatory ranks #20 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 Durham College Preparatory operates 1 public schools serving 311 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 Durham County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,193 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 33 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 27.1% local, 53.9% state, and 19.0% 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 63/100, ranked #73 of 297 in North Carolina against a state average of 45, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 42.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.2% Hispanic or Latino, 47.4% African American, 2.4% White across the district's schools.
Kipp Durham College Preparatory accounts for 100.0% of all Kipp Durham College Preparatory student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kipp Durham College Preparatory a distant remainder — means Kipp Durham College Preparatory-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 Durham College Preparatory reports 96.8% 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 Durham College Preparatory chronic absenteeism rate is 42.1% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Kipp Durham College Preparatory'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 Kipp Durham College Preparatory?
Kipp Durham College Preparatory has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 311 students.
How much does Kipp Durham College Preparatory spend per student?
Kipp Durham College Preparatory spends $17,193 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #73 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Kipp Durham College Preparatory?
Kipp Durham College Preparatory students are 48.2% Hispanic or Latino, 47.4% African American, 2.4% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kipp Durham College Preparatory?
Kipp Durham College Preparatory has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #73 out of 297 districts in North Carolina.