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Jacksonville, North Carolina - 1 schools
At $17,909 per pupil, Z.E.C.a. School of Arts and Technology ranks #15 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
Z.E.C.a. School of Arts and Technology operates 1 public schools serving 99 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 Onslow County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,909 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 9.4% local, 50.2% state, and 40.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 38.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.7% African American, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% White across the district's schools.
Z.E.C.a. School of Arts and Technology accounts for 100.0% of all Z.E.C.a. School of Arts and Technology student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Z.E.C.a. School of Arts and Technology a distant remainder — means Z.E.C.a. School of Arts and Technology-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Z.E.C.a. School of Arts and Technology has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 97.0% 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.
Z.E.C.a. School of Arts and Technology chronic absenteeism rate is 38.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Z.E.C.a. School of Arts and Technology'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 Z.E.C.a. School of Arts and Technology?
Z.E.C.a. School of Arts and Technology has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 99 students.
How much does Z.E.C.a. School of Arts and Technology spend per student?
Z.E.C.a. School of Arts and Technology spends $17,909 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Z.E.C.a. School of Arts and Technology?
Z.E.C.a. School of Arts and Technology students are 58.7% African American, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.