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Indian Trail, North Carolina - 1 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai #261 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,828 per pupil, Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai ranks #287 of 322 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (North Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,060
Total Enrollment
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$8,828
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai operates 1 public schools serving 1,060 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 Union County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,828 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 27.8% local, 61.4% state, and 10.8% 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 17/100, ranked #261 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 634:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 44.7% White, 20.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% African American across the district's schools.
Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail accounts for 100.0% of all Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai a distant remainder — means Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai-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.
Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai student-counselor ratio is 634:1 — 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.
Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai chronic absenteeism rate is 8.7% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai'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 Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai?
Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,060 students.
How much does Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai spend per student?
Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai spends $8,828 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #261 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai?
Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai students are 44.7% White, 20.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% African American, 6.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai?
Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #261 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.