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Durham, North Carolina - 1 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Nc Virtual Academy #216 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $7,459 per pupil, Nc Virtual Academy ranks #314 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
Nc Virtual Academy operates 1 public schools serving 3,047 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 Durham County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $7,459 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 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 8.4% local, 82.4% state, and 9.2% 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 27/100, ranked #216 of 293 in North Carolina against a state average of 45, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 580.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 42.5% White, 29.3% African American, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Nc Virtual Academy, enrolling 3,482 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Nc Virtual Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Nc Virtual Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Nc Virtual Academy a distant remainder — means Nc Virtual 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.
Nc Virtual Academy student-counselor ratio is 580:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Nc Virtual Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,047 students.
How much does Nc Virtual Academy spend per student?
Nc Virtual Academy spends $7,459 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #216 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Nc Virtual Academy?
Nc Virtual Academy students are 42.5% White, 29.3% African American, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Nc Virtual Academy?
Nc Virtual Academy has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #216 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.