Wilmington School of the Arts

Public school district · New Hanover County · North Carolina · NCES district ID 3700457

Wilmington School of the Arts spent $12,109 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 63% of the other North Carolina districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $11,241). Its one school enrolled 297 students in 2024-25; 60.8% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among North Carolina districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Wilmington School of the Arts in enrollment (188 to 218 students) and Wilmington School of the Arts itself.

Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Wilmington School of the Arts, FY23Global Scholars Academy $17,801; D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy $17,312; Community School of Digital and Visual A $15,212; Wilmington School of the Arts $12,109; Island Montessori Charter $11,940; Tiller School $11,374; Moore Montessori Community School $11,367; The Mountain Community Sch $10,899; Southeastern Academy Charter School $9,394; Oak Hill Charter School $8,745; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.5k10k15k20kGlobal Scholars Academy$17,801D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy$17,312Community School of Digital an…$15,212Wilmington School of the Arts$12,109Island Montessori Charter$11,940Tiller School$11,374Moore Montessori Community Sch…$11,367The Mountain Community Sch$10,899Southeastern Academy Charter S…$9,394Oak Hill Charter School$8,745State median, under 1,000 students $11,241
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Wilmington School of the Arts, FY23Global Scholars Academy $17,801; D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy $17,312; Community School of Digital and Visual A $15,212; Wilmington School of the Arts $12,109; Island Montessori Charter $11,940; Tiller School $11,374; Moore Montessori Community School $11,367; The Mountain Community Sch $10,899; Southeastern Academy Charter School $9,394; Oak Hill Charter School $8,745; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.5k10k15k20kGlobal Scholars Academy$17,801D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy$17,312Community School of Digital and Vis…$15,212Wilmington School of the Arts$12,109Island Montessori Charter$11,940Tiller School$11,374Moore Montessori Community School$11,367The Mountain Community Sch$10,899Southeastern Academy Charter School$9,394Oak Hill Charter School$8,745State median, under 1,000 students $11,241
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Wilmington School of the Arts, FY23Global Scholars Academy $17,801; D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy $17,312; Community School of Digital and Visual A $15,212; Wilmington School of the Arts $12,109; Island Montessori Charter $11,940; Tiller School $11,374; Moore Montessori Community School $11,367; The Mountain Community Sch $10,899; Southeastern Academy Charter School $9,394; Oak Hill Charter School $8,745; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.5k10k15k20kGlobal Scholars Academy$17,801D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy$17,312Community School of Digital and Visual A$15,212Wilmington School of the Arts$12,109Island Montessori Charter$11,940Tiller School$11,374Moore Montessori Community School$11,367The Mountain Community Sch$10,899Southeastern Academy Charter School$9,394Oak Hill Charter School$8,745State median, under 1,000 students $11,241
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Wilmington School of the Arts, FY23Global Scholars Academy $17,801; D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy $17,312; Community School of Digital and Visual A $15,212; Wilmington School of the Arts $12,109; Island Montessori Charter $11,940; Tiller School $11,374; Moore Montessori Community School $11,367; The Mountain Community Sch $10,899; Southeastern Academy Charter School $9,394; Oak Hill Charter School $8,745; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.5k10k15k20kGlobal Scholars Academy$17,801D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy$17,312Community School of Digital and Visual A$15,212Wilmington School of the Arts$12,109Island Montessori Charter$11,940Tiller School$11,374Moore Montessori Community School$11,367The Mountain Community Sch$10,899Southeastern Academy Charter School$9,394Oak Hill Charter School$8,745State median, under 1,000 students $11,241

Where the money came from

$2,337,000 in revenue: 60.8% state, 25.7% local and 13.4% federal. Total spending including $1,000 of capital outlay was $2,435,000, or $12,114 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Wilmington School of the Arts revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,422,000; Local $601,000; Federal $314,000; total $2,337,000.
  • State$1,422,000 61%
  • Local$601,000 26%
  • Federal$314,000 13%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 178 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

201 students in 2022-23, 229 students in 2023-24, 297 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wilmington School of the Arts enrollment by school year2022-23: 201, 2023-24: 229, 2024-25: 29701002003002022-232012023-242292024-25297
Wilmington School of the Arts enrollment by school year2022-23: 201, 2023-24: 229, 2024-25: 29701002003002022-232012023-242292024-25297
Wilmington School of the Arts enrollment by school year2022-23: 201, 2023-24: 229, 2024-25: 29701002003002022-232012023-242292024-25297
Wilmington School of the Arts enrollment by school year2022-23: 201, 2023-24: 229, 2024-25: 29701002003002022-232012023-242292024-25297

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2320116.512.2
2023-2422916.414.0
2024-2529720.214.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$673,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,348 per student

Wilmington School of the Arts booked $673,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 16 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $40,837 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 6 in 100 North Carolina districts with a figure (state median $49,503, 293 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average North Carolina teacher salary at $53,644 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$559,00083.1%
Special education$114,00016.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2020-21 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,504 in 2020-21, $3,960 in 2021-22, $3,348 in 2022-23.

Wilmington School of the Arts teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2020-21: $3,504, 2021-22: $3,960, 2022-23: $3,34801k2k3k4k2020-21$3,5042021-22$3,9602022-23$3,348
Wilmington School of the Arts teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2020-21: $3,504, 2021-22: $3,960, 2022-23: $3,34801k2k3k4k2020-21$3,5042021-22$3,9602022-23$3,348
Wilmington School of the Arts teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2020-21: $3,504, 2021-22: $3,960, 2022-23: $3,34801k2k3k4k2020-21$3,5042021-22$3,9602022-23$3,348
Wilmington School of the Arts teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2020-21: $3,504, 2021-22: $3,960, 2022-23: $3,34801k2k3k4k2020-21$3,5042021-22$3,9602022-23$3,348

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Wilmington School of the Arts scored proficient or above: 20-55% in reading and 11-44% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNorth CarolinaStudents tested
Reading and language arts20-55%48%47
Math11-44%50%47

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 297 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wilmington School of the Arts29714.755.6%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Wilmington School of the Arts

  • Phone: (910) 399-3712
  • Office: 1306 Floral Pkwy, Wilmington, NC 28403

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Wilmington School of the Arts

  1. North Carolina districts by spending per studentWilmington School of the Arts ranks 67 of 178 North Carolina districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,109).#67 of 178
  2. Every school district in North CarolinaWilmington School of the Arts is the number 297 by size of 332 North Carolina districts, with 201 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#297 of 332
  3. Moore Montessori Community SchoolThe next larger North Carolina district: 210 students in fall 2022, $11,367 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,367
  4. The Mountain Community SchThe next smaller North Carolina district: 198 students in fall 2022, $10,899 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,899
  5. Compare Wilmington School of the Arts with Moore Montessori Community SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across North CarolinaWilmington School of the Arts spent $40,837 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $49,503); spending, not a salary.$40,837
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Wilmington School of the Arts

  1. How many schools and students are in Wilmington School of the Arts?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 297 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wilmington School of the Arts spend per student?
    $12,109 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the North Carolina median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,241 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Wilmington School of the Arts' money come from?
    $2,337,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 60.8% state, 25.7% local and 13.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Wilmington School of the Arts spend on teacher salaries?
    $673,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,348 per student. Divided by the 16 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $40,837 per teacher, more than 6 in 100 North Carolina districts (state median $49,503). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average North Carolina teacher salary at $53,644 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in Wilmington School of the Arts do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Wilmington School of the Arts scored proficient or above: 20-55% in reading and 11-44% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Wilmington School of the Arts' NCES district ID?
    3700457. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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