An equity score of 40/100 ranks The Expedition School #167 of 297 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,385 per pupil, The Expedition School ranks #133 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
The Expedition School operates 1 public schools serving 361 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 Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,385 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 31.4% local, 61.5% state, and 7.1% 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 40/100, ranked #167 of 297 in North Carolina against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 380:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 6.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.2% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is The Expedition School, enrolling 380 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
The Expedition School accounts for 100.0% of all The Expedition School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of The Expedition School a distant remainder — means The Expedition School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
The Expedition School student-counselor ratio is 380:1 — 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.
The Expedition School chronic absenteeism rate is 6.6% — 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.
The Expedition School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 361 students.
How much does The Expedition School spend per student?
The Expedition School spends $12,385 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #167 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of The Expedition School?
The Expedition School students are 74.2% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Asian, 3.7% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for The Expedition School?
The Expedition School has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #167 out of 297 districts in North Carolina.