At $19,061 per pupil, Z.E.C.a. School of Arts and Technology ranks #11 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
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 $19,061 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 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 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 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.
Z.E.C.a. School of Arts and Technology reports 97.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
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 $19,061 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.