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Greensboro, North Carolina - 1 schools
An equity score of 73/100 ranks Next Generation Academy #37 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,144 per pupil, Next Generation Academy ranks #60 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
Next Generation Academy operates 1 public schools serving 434 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 Guilford County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,144 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 20.3% local, 44.6% state, and 35.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 73/100, ranked #37 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 487:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.6% African American, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Next Generation Academy, enrolling 487 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Next Generation Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Next Generation Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Next Generation Academy a distant remainder — means Next Generation Academy-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.
Next Generation Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 95.6% 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.
Next Generation Academy student-counselor ratio is 487:1 — 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.
Next Generation Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 27.7% — 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 Next Generation Academy is typically wider than the Next Generation Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Next Generation Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 434 students.
How much does Next Generation Academy spend per student?
Next Generation Academy spends $14,144 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #37 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Next Generation Academy?
Next Generation Academy students are 83.6% African American, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% White, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Next Generation Academy?
Next Generation Academy has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #37 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.