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Tarboro, North Carolina - 1 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks North East Carolina Preparatory School #114 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,958 per pupil, North East Carolina Preparatory School ranks #195 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
North East Carolina Preparatory School operates 1 public schools serving 909 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 Edgecombe County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,958 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 7.0% local, 69.0% state, and 24.0% 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 53/100, ranked #114 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 553.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.9% White, 32.9% African American, 13.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is North East Carolina Prep, enrolling 1,107 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
North East Carolina Prep accounts for 100.0% of all North East Carolina Preparatory School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of North East Carolina Preparatory School a distant remainder — means North East Carolina Preparatory 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.
North East Carolina Preparatory School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 66.7% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
North East Carolina Preparatory School student-counselor ratio is 554:1 — 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.
North East Carolina Preparatory School chronic absenteeism rate is 23.0% — 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 North East Carolina Preparatory School is typically wider than the North East Carolina Preparatory School-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to North East Carolina Preparatory 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 North East Carolina Preparatory School?
North East Carolina Preparatory School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 909 students.
How much does North East Carolina Preparatory School spend per student?
North East Carolina Preparatory School spends $10,958 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #114 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of North East Carolina Preparatory School?
North East Carolina Preparatory School students are 47.9% White, 32.9% African American, 13.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North East Carolina Preparatory School?
North East Carolina Preparatory School has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #114 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.