An equity score of 21/100 ranks Uwharrie Charter Academy #245 of 297 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,505 per pupil, Uwharrie Charter Academy ranks #308 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
Uwharrie Charter Academy operates 1 public schools serving 1,910 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 Randolph County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,505 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 33 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 21.0% local, 75.1% state, and 3.9% 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 21/100, ranked #245 of 297 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 1072.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.8% White, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Uwharrie Charter Academy, enrolling 2,145 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Uwharrie Charter Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Uwharrie Charter Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Uwharrie Charter Academy a distant remainder — means Uwharrie Charter 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.
Uwharrie Charter Academy student-counselor ratio is 1073:1 — 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.
Uwharrie Charter Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 11.4% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Uwharrie Charter Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,910 students.
How much does Uwharrie Charter Academy spend per student?
Uwharrie Charter Academy spends $8,505 per student. The district has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #245 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Uwharrie Charter Academy?
Uwharrie Charter Academy students are 81.8% White, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Uwharrie Charter Academy?
Uwharrie Charter Academy has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #245 out of 297 districts in North Carolina.