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Pembroke, North Carolina - 1 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Old Main Stream #215 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,775 per pupil, Old Main Stream ranks #288 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
Old Main Stream operates 1 public schools serving 280 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 Robeson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,775 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 13.8% local, 79.6% state, and 6.6% 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 28/100, ranked #215 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.
a 437:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 0.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White, 0.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Old Main Stream Academy, enrolling 437 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Old Main Stream Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Old Main Stream student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Old Main Stream a distant remainder — means Old Main Stream-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.
Old Main Stream student-counselor ratio is 437:1 — 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.
Old Main Stream chronic absenteeism rate is 0.2% — 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.
Old Main Stream has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 280 students.
How much does Old Main Stream spend per student?
Old Main Stream spends $8,775 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #215 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Old Main Stream?
Old Main Stream students are 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Old Main Stream?
Old Main Stream has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #215 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.