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Smithfield, North Carolina - 1 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Neuse Charter School #225 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,216 per pupil, Neuse Charter School ranks #276 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
Neuse Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 904 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 Johnston County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,216 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 19.1% local, 73.3% state, and 7.6% 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 25/100, ranked #225 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 (9 AP courses district-wide), a 462.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.4% White, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino, 11.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Neuse Charter School, enrolling 925 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Neuse Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Neuse Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Neuse Charter School a distant remainder — means Neuse Charter School-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.
Neuse Charter School student-counselor ratio is 463:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Neuse Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 8.8% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Neuse Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 904 students.
How much does Neuse Charter School spend per student?
Neuse Charter School spends $9,216 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #225 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Neuse Charter School?
Neuse Charter School students are 63.4% White, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino, 11.8% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Neuse Charter School?
Neuse Charter School has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #225 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.