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Weldon, North Carolina - 4 schools
An equity score of 82/100 ranks Weldon City Schools #16 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,454 per pupil, Weldon City Schools ranks #11 of 322 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (North Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Weldon City Schools operates 4 public schools serving 659 students, placing it among the smallest districts in North Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 combined, 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 Halifax County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,454 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 33 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 20.0% local, 54.9% state, and 25.1% 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 82/100, ranked #16 of 293 in North Carolina against a state average of 45, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 166:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 42.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.5% African American, 1.8% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Roanoke Valley Early College, with a diversity index of 16.5/100.
Weldon Elementary Global Academy accounts for 41.0% of all Weldon City Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Weldon City Schools-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.
Weldon City Schools school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Weldon City Schools school enrollment ranges from 114 students (lowest) to 272 students (highest), a spread of 158 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Weldon City Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 98.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Weldon City Schools student-counselor ratio is 166:1 — 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.
Weldon City Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 42.4% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Weldon City Schools has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 2 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 659 students.
How much does Weldon City Schools spend per student?
Weldon City Schools spends $19,454 per student. The district has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #16 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Weldon City Schools?
Weldon City Schools students are 94.5% African American, 1.8% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Weldon City Schools?
Weldon City Schools has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #16 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.