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Charlotte, North Carolina - 1 schools
An equity score of 11/100 ranks Steele Creek Preparatory Academy #282 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $7,926 per pupil, Steele Creek Preparatory Academy ranks #308 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
Steele Creek Preparatory Academy operates 1 public schools serving 513 students, placing it among the smallest districts in North Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $7,926 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 33 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 31.0% local, 58.1% state, and 10.9% 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 11/100, ranked #282 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 335:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 5.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.7% African American, 24.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Steele Creek Preparatory Academy accounts for 65.3% of all Steele Creek Preparatory Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Steele Creek Preparatory Academy a distant remainder — means Steele Creek Preparatory Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Steele Creek Preparatory Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Steele Creek Preparatory Academy student-counselor ratio is 335:1 — 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 Steele Creek Preparatory Academy is typically wider than the Steele Creek Preparatory Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Steele Creek Preparatory Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 5.4% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Steele Creek Preparatory Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Steele Creek Preparatory Academy?
Steele Creek Preparatory Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 513 students.
How much does Steele Creek Preparatory Academy spend per student?
Steele Creek Preparatory Academy spends $7,926 per student. The district has an equity score of 11/100, ranking #282 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Steele Creek Preparatory Academy?
Steele Creek Preparatory Academy students are 65.7% African American, 24.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian, 1.8% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Steele Creek Preparatory Academy?
Steele Creek Preparatory Academy has an equity score of 11/100, ranking #282 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.