At $20,721 per pupil, Movement School Southwest ranks #8 of 328 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (North Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
129
Total Enrollment
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Schools
$20,721
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Movement School Southwest operates 1 public schools serving 129 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 Mecklenburg County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,721 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 33 of 328 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending. See how North Carolina compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis.
. Demographically, the student body averages 68.0% African American, 23.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Movement School Southwest, enrolling 284 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 80.6% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (129 to 233 students), while the student-teacher ratio widened by 21.5 students per teacher, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $2,673,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 51.9% went to instruction, 42.1% to support services, and 0% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Movement School Southwest accounts for 100.0% of all Movement School Southwest student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Movement School Southwest a distant remainder — means Movement School Southwest-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.
Movement School Southwest reports 65.1% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
How many schools are in Movement School Southwest?
Movement School Southwest has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 129 students.
How much does Movement School Southwest spend per student?
Movement School Southwest spends $20,721 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Movement School Southwest?
Movement School Southwest students are 68.0% African American, 23.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% White, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.