An equity score of 16/100 ranks Pine Lake Preparatory #274 of 297 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,643 per pupil, Pine Lake Preparatory ranks #266 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
Pine Lake Preparatory operates 1 public schools serving 1,879 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 Iredell County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,643 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 328 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending. See how North Carolina compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.9% local, 58.8% state, and 5.3% 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 16/100, ranked #274 of 297 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (19 AP courses district-wide), a 377.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 4.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.8% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pine Lake Preparatory, enrolling 1,888 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Pine Lake Preparatory accounts for 100.0% of all Pine Lake Preparatory student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pine Lake Preparatory a distant remainder — means Pine Lake Preparatory-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Pine Lake Preparatory student-counselor ratio is 378:1 — 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.
Pine Lake Preparatory chronic absenteeism rate is 4.2% — 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.
Pine Lake Preparatory has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,879 students.
How much does Pine Lake Preparatory spend per student?
Pine Lake Preparatory spends $9,643 per student. The district has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #274 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Pine Lake Preparatory?
Pine Lake Preparatory students are 80.8% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% Asian, 1.5% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pine Lake Preparatory?
Pine Lake Preparatory has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #274 out of 297 districts in North Carolina.