An equity score of 57/100 ranks Southern Wake Academy #94 of 297 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,038 per pupil, Southern Wake Academy ranks #104 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
Southern Wake Academy operates 1 public schools serving 579 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 Wake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,038 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 20.5% local, 69.0% state, and 10.5% 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 57/100, ranked #94 of 297 in North Carolina against a state average of 45, notably more 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 (6 AP courses district-wide), a 534:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.7% White, 11.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Southern Wake Academy, enrolling 534 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Southern Wake Academy accounts for 92.2% of all Southern Wake Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Southern Wake Academy a distant remainder — means Southern Wake Academy-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.
Southern Wake Academy student-counselor ratio is 534:1 — 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.
Southern Wake Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 28.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Southern Wake Academy is typically wider than the Southern Wake Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Southern Wake Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 579 students.
How much does Southern Wake Academy spend per student?
Southern Wake Academy spends $13,038 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #94 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Southern Wake Academy?
Southern Wake Academy students are 65.7% White, 11.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% African American, 2.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Southern Wake Academy?
Southern Wake Academy has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #94 out of 297 districts in North Carolina.