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Raleigh, North Carolina - 1 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Raleigh Charter High School #218 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,547 per pupil, Raleigh Charter High School ranks #260 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
Raleigh Charter High School operates 1 public schools serving 564 students, placing it among the smallest districts in North Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 Wake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,547 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 94.3% local, and 5.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 27/100, ranked #218 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (19 AP courses district-wide), a 552:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.6% Asian, 38.8% White, 7.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Raleigh Charter High School, enrolling 552 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Raleigh Charter High School accounts for 97.9% of all Raleigh Charter High School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Raleigh Charter High School a distant remainder — means Raleigh Charter High School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Raleigh Charter High School student-counselor ratio is 552:1 — 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.
Raleigh Charter High School chronic absenteeism rate is 14.3% — 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 Raleigh Charter High School?
Raleigh Charter High School has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 564 students.
How much does Raleigh Charter High School spend per student?
Raleigh Charter High School spends $9,547 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #218 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Raleigh Charter High School?
Raleigh Charter High School students are 40.6% Asian, 38.8% White, 7.6% African American, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Raleigh Charter High School?
Raleigh Charter High School has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #218 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.