At $12,205 per pupil, Water's Edge Village School ranks #146 of 328 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (North Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
44
Total Enrollment
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$12,205
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Water's Edge Village School operates 1 public schools serving 44 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 Currituck County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,205 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 42.9% local, 49.5% state, and 7.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.
a 100:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 14.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.0% White, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Water's Edge Village School, enrolling 50 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Water's Edge Village School accounts for 100.0% of all Water's Edge Village School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Water's Edge Village School a distant remainder — means Water's Edge Village 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.
Water's Edge Village School student-counselor ratio is 100:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Water's Edge Village School chronic absenteeism rate is 14.0% — 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.
How many schools are in Water's Edge Village School?
Water's Edge Village School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 44 students.
How much does Water's Edge Village School spend per student?
Water's Edge Village School spends $12,205 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Water's Edge Village School?
Water's Edge Village School students are 76.0% White, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.