At $22,037 per pupil, Niner University Elementary School ranks #6 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
Niner University Elementary School operates 1 public schools serving 136 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 $22,037 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.
a 125:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 11.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.6% African American, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Niner University Elementary, enrolling 125 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Niner University Elementary accounts for 91.9% of all Niner University Elementary School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Niner University Elementary School a distant remainder — means Niner University Elementary 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.
Niner University Elementary School reports 79.4% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
Niner University Elementary School student-counselor ratio is 125:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Niner University Elementary School chronic absenteeism rate is 11.2% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Niner University Elementary 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 Niner University Elementary School?
Niner University Elementary School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 136 students.
How much does Niner University Elementary School spend per student?
Niner University Elementary School spends $22,037 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Niner University Elementary School?
Niner University Elementary School students are 89.6% African American, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% White, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.