Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal
records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our
editorial standards & corrections policy, the
methodology behind these numbers, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
Matthews, North Carolina - 1 schools
An equity score of 18/100 ranks Socrates Academy #257 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,780 per pupil, Socrates Academy ranks #248 of 322 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (North Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
864
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$9,780
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Socrates Academy operates 1 public schools serving 864 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 Mecklenburg County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,780 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 29.9% local, 65.4% state, and 4.7% 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 18/100, ranked #257 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 346.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 7.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.3% White, 17.9% Asian, 13.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Socrates Academy, enrolling 1,039 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Socrates Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Socrates Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Socrates Academy a distant remainder — means Socrates Academy-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.
Socrates Academy student-counselor ratio is 346:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Socrates Academy is typically wider than the Socrates Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Socrates Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 7.7% — 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.
Socrates Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 864 students.
How much does Socrates Academy spend per student?
Socrates Academy spends $9,780 per student. The district has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #257 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Socrates Academy?
Socrates Academy students are 49.3% White, 17.9% Asian, 13.1% African American, 11.7% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Socrates Academy?
Socrates Academy has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #257 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.