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Sanford, North Carolina - 1 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Mina Charter School of Lee County #78 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,166 per pupil, Mina Charter School of Lee County ranks #232 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
Mina Charter School of Lee County operates 1 public schools serving 474 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 Lee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,166 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 15.3% local, 61.6% 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 63/100, ranked #78 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.
a 282:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 55.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 37.9% African American, 29.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% White across the district's schools.
Mina Charter School of Lee County accounts for 59.5% of all Mina Charter School of Lee County student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mina Charter School of Lee County a distant remainder — means Mina Charter School of Lee County-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.
Mina Charter School of Lee County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 91.1% 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.
Mina Charter School of Lee County student-counselor ratio is 282:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Mina Charter School of Lee County is typically wider than the Mina Charter School of Lee County-aggregate figure suggests.
Mina Charter School of Lee County chronic absenteeism rate is 55.0% — 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 Mina Charter School of Lee County'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 Mina Charter School of Lee County?
Mina Charter School of Lee County has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 474 students.
How much does Mina Charter School of Lee County spend per student?
Mina Charter School of Lee County spends $10,166 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #78 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Mina Charter School of Lee County?
Mina Charter School of Lee County students are 37.9% African American, 29.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% White, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mina Charter School of Lee County?
Mina Charter School of Lee County has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #78 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.