At $12,477 per pupil, Mountain Discovery Charter School ranks #129 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
Mountain Discovery Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 174 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 Swain County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,477 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half 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 13.3% local, 75.7% state, and 11.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 27.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.7% White, 1.8% African American, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Mountain Discovery, enrolling 221 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Mountain Discovery accounts for 100.0% of all Mountain Discovery Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mountain Discovery Charter School a distant remainder — means Mountain Discovery Charter School-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.
Mountain Discovery Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 27.6% — 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 Mountain Discovery Charter School is typically wider than the Mountain Discovery Charter School-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mountain Discovery 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 Mountain Discovery Charter School?
Mountain Discovery Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 174 students.
How much does Mountain Discovery Charter School spend per student?
Mountain Discovery Charter School spends $12,477 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Mountain Discovery Charter School?
Mountain Discovery Charter School students are 78.7% White, 1.8% African American, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.