At $10,707 per pupil, Two Rivers Community School ranks #229 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
Two Rivers Community School operates 1 public schools serving 164 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 Watauga County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,707 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 27.2% local, 65.5% state, and 7.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 163:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 19.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.6% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Two Rivers Community School, enrolling 163 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Two Rivers Community School accounts for 99.4% of all Two Rivers Community School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Two Rivers Community School a distant remainder — means Two Rivers Community 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.
Two Rivers Community School student-counselor ratio is 163:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Two Rivers Community School chronic absenteeism rate is 19.0% — 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 Two Rivers Community School is typically wider than the Two Rivers Community School-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Two Rivers Community School?
Two Rivers Community School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 164 students.
How much does Two Rivers Community School spend per student?
Two Rivers Community School spends $10,707 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Two Rivers Community School?
Two Rivers Community School students are 89.6% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.