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Wilmington, Delaware - 1 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Kuumba Academy Charter School #3 of 40 districts in Delaware (state average 39). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,041 per pupil, Kuumba Academy Charter School ranks #12 of 42 Delaware districts by per-pupil spending (Delaware districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Kuumba Academy Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 643 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Delaware. 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 New Castle County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,041 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 42 Delaware districts by per-pupil spending. See how Delaware compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.8% local, 50.9% state, and 22.3% 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 57/100, ranked #3 of 40 in Delaware against a state average of 39, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 148.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 30.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.4% African American, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Kuumba Academy Charter School, enrolling 594 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Kuumba Academy Charter School accounts for 92.4% of all Kuumba Academy Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kuumba Academy Charter School a distant remainder — means Kuumba Academy Charter School-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.
Kuumba Academy Charter School student-counselor ratio is 149:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Kuumba Academy Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 30.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Kuumba Academy Charter School'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 Kuumba Academy Charter School?
Kuumba Academy Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 643 students.
How much does Kuumba Academy Charter School spend per student?
Kuumba Academy Charter School spends $19,041 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #3 in Delaware.
What is the demographic composition of Kuumba Academy Charter School?
Kuumba Academy Charter School students are 90.4% African American, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kuumba Academy Charter School?
Kuumba Academy Charter School has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #3 out of 40 districts in Delaware.