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Newland, North Carolina - 1 schools
At $34,774 per pupil, Marjorie Williams Academy ranks #1 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
Marjorie Williams Academy operates 1 public schools serving 80 students, placing it among the smallest districts in North Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Avery County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $34,774 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 33 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 12.7% local, 31.0% state, and 56.3% federal, an unusually federal-heavy mix, typically a marker of concentrated Title I eligibility or a small district reliant on federal impact-aid programs.
and 37.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.1% White, 13.1% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Marjorie Williams Academy, enrolling 130 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Marjorie Williams Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Marjorie Williams Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Marjorie Williams Academy a distant remainder — means Marjorie Williams Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Marjorie Williams Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 90.0% 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.
Marjorie Williams Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 37.7% — 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.
How many schools are in Marjorie Williams Academy?
Marjorie Williams Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 80 students.
How much does Marjorie Williams Academy spend per student?
Marjorie Williams Academy spends $34,774 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Marjorie Williams Academy?
Marjorie Williams Academy students are 73.1% White, 13.1% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.