Piedmont Community Charter operates 1 public schools serving 1,906 students, placing it among the smaller districts in North Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 other schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 1,963 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23 release, and the district is geographically located in Gaston County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,880 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 25.8% local, 62.0% state, and 12.2% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. The district's equity score — 23/100, ranked #241 of 293 in North Carolina against a state average of 45 — measures how evenly funding reaches schools within its boundaries.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 490.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 10.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.8% White, 23.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% African American across the district's schools.
Piedmont Community Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Piedmont Community Charter student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Piedmont Community Charter-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. 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.
Piedmont Community Charter student-counselor ratio is 491:1 — 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.
Piedmont Community Charter chronic absenteeism rate is 10.1% — 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.
How many schools are in Piedmont Community Charter?
Piedmont Community Charter has 1 schools, including 1 other. Total enrollment is 1,906 students.
How much does Piedmont Community Charter spend per student?
Piedmont Community Charter spends $9,880 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #241 in North Carolina.
What is the average rent near Piedmont Community Charter?
The HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Gaston County County is $N/A/month (2026). This affects housing affordability for families in the district.
What is the demographic composition of Piedmont Community Charter?
Piedmont Community Charter students are 48.8% White, 23.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% African American, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 1 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Piedmont Community Charter?
Piedmont Community Charter has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #241 out of 293 districts in North Carolina. This score measures resource distribution fairness across schools in the district.