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Franklin, North Carolina - 12 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Macon County Schools #107 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,154 per pupil, Macon County Schools ranks #86 of 322 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (North Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,450
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$13,154
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Macon County Schools operates 12 public schools serving 4,450 students, placing it among the smaller districts in North Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 combined, 2 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Macon County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,154 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 20.4% local, 56.4% state, and 23.2% 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 55/100, ranked #107 of 293 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 351:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.0% White, 22.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Macon Early College High School, with a diversity index of 50.8/100.
Its largest campus is Franklin High, enrolling 996 students (22% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Macon Virtual Academy, at 44 students, a 23x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Franklin High accounts for 22.3% of all Macon County Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Macon County Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Macon County Schools school enrollment varies 23× across entities
Macon County Schools school enrollment ranges from 44 students (lowest) to 996 students (highest), a spread of 952 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Macon County Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.7% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants 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.
Macon County Schools student-counselor ratio is 351:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Macon County Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 22.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Macon County Schools is typically wider than the Macon County Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Macon County Schools has 12 schools, including 2 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle, 7 combined. Total enrollment is 4,450 students.
How much does Macon County Schools spend per student?
Macon County Schools spends $13,154 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #107 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Macon County Schools?
Macon County Schools students are 73.0% White, 22.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Macon County Schools?
Macon County Schools has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #107 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.