Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology

Public school district · Onslow County · North Carolina · NCES district ID 3700348

Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology spent $19,061 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 95% of the other North Carolina districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $11,241). Its one school enrolled 104 students in 2024-25; 42.5% 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 Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology in enrollment (71 to 125 students) and Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology itself.

Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology, FY23Marjorie Williams Academy $34,863; Asheville PEAK Academy $26,256; Thomas Academy $21,338; East Carolina Community School $19,293; Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology $19,061; Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington $16,968; Success Institute Charter School $15,011; Northeast Regional School - Biotech/Agri $14,569; Wilmington Preparatory Academy $12,289; CIS Academy $11,558; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.10k20k30k40kMarjorie Williams Academy$34,863Asheville PEAK Academy$26,256Thomas Academy$21,338East Carolina Community School$19,293Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Te…$19,061Classical Charter Schools of W…$16,968Success Institute Charter Scho…$15,011Northeast Regional School - Bi…$14,569Wilmington Preparatory Academy$12,289CIS Academy$11,558State median, under 1,000 students $11,241
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology, FY23Marjorie Williams Academy $34,863; Asheville PEAK Academy $26,256; Thomas Academy $21,338; East Carolina Community School $19,293; Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology $19,061; Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington $16,968; Success Institute Charter School $15,011; Northeast Regional School - Biotech/Agri $14,569; Wilmington Preparatory Academy $12,289; CIS Academy $11,558; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.10k20k30k40kMarjorie Williams Academy$34,863Asheville PEAK Academy$26,256Thomas Academy$21,338East Carolina Community School$19,293Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technol…$19,061Classical Charter Schools of Wilmin…$16,968Success Institute Charter School$15,011Northeast Regional School - Biotech…$14,569Wilmington Preparatory Academy$12,289CIS Academy$11,558State median, under 1,000 students $11,241
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology, FY23Marjorie Williams Academy $34,863; Asheville PEAK Academy $26,256; Thomas Academy $21,338; East Carolina Community School $19,293; Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology $19,061; Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington $16,968; Success Institute Charter School $15,011; Northeast Regional School - Biotech/Agri $14,569; Wilmington Preparatory Academy $12,289; CIS Academy $11,558; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.10k20k30k40kMarjorie Williams Academy$34,863Asheville PEAK Academy$26,256Thomas Academy$21,338East Carolina Community School$19,293Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology$19,061Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington$16,968Success Institute Charter School$15,011Northeast Regional School - Biotech/Agri$14,569Wilmington Preparatory Academy$12,289CIS Academy$11,558State median, under 1,000 students $11,241
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology, FY23Marjorie Williams Academy $34,863; Asheville PEAK Academy $26,256; Thomas Academy $21,338; East Carolina Community School $19,293; Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology $19,061; Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington $16,968; Success Institute Charter School $15,011; Northeast Regional School - Biotech/Agri $14,569; Wilmington Preparatory Academy $12,289; CIS Academy $11,558; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.10k20k30k40kMarjorie Williams Academy$34,863Asheville PEAK Academy$26,256Thomas Academy$21,338East Carolina Community School$19,293Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology$19,061Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington$16,968Success Institute Charter School$15,011Northeast Regional School - Biotech/Agri$14,569Wilmington Preparatory Academy$12,289CIS Academy$11,558State median, under 1,000 students $11,241

Where the money came from

$1,820,000 in revenue: 42.5% state, 17.4% local and 40.1% federal. Total spending including $78,000 of capital outlay was $1,966,000, or $19,859 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $773,000; Local $317,000; Federal $730,000; total $1,820,000.
  • State$773,000 42%
  • Local$317,000 17%
  • Federal$730,000 40%

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

99 students in 2022-23, 110 students in 2023-24, 104 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology enrollment by school year2022-23: 99, 2023-24: 110, 2024-25: 1040501001502022-23992023-241102024-25104
Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology enrollment by school year2022-23: 99, 2023-24: 110, 2024-25: 1040501001502022-23992023-241102024-25104
Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology enrollment by school year2022-23: 99, 2023-24: 110, 2024-25: 1040501001502022-23992023-241102024-25104
Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology enrollment by school year2022-23: 99, 2023-24: 110, 2024-25: 1040501001502022-23992023-241102024-25104

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23994.820.5
2023-241105.619.5
2024-251045.817.8

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

$235,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,374 per student

Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology booked $235,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 5 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 $48,654 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 39 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$105,00044.7%
Special education$37,00015.7%
Other programs$93,00039.6%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $1,370 in 2018-19, $1,591 in 2019-20, $1,197 in 2020-21, $2,174 in 2021-22, $2,374 in 2022-23.

Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $1,370, 2019-20: $1,591, 2020-21: $1,197, 2021-22: $2,174, 2022-23: $2,37401k2k3k2018-19$1,3702019-20$1,5912020-21$1,1972021-22$2,1742022-23$2,374
Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $1,370, 2019-20: $1,591, 2020-21: $1,197, 2021-22: $2,174, 2022-23: $2,37401k2k3k2018-19$1,3702019-20$1,5912020-21$1,1972021-22$2,1742022-23$2,374
Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $1,370, 2019-20: $1,591, 2020-21: $1,197, 2021-22: $2,174, 2022-23: $2,37401k2k3k2018-19$1,3702019-20$1,5912020-21$1,1972021-22$2,1742022-23$2,374
Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $1,370, 2019-20: $1,591, 2020-21: $1,197, 2021-22: $2,174, 2022-23: $2,37401k2k3k2018-19$1,3702019-20$1,5912020-21$1,1972021-22$2,1742022-23$2,374

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 Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology scored proficient or above: 6-56% in reading and 0-50% 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 arts6-56%48%59
Math0-50%50%59

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, 104 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology10417.895.2%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 Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology

  • Phone: (910) 219-8603
  • Office: 1249 Hargett Street, Jacksonville, NC 28540

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 Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology

  1. North Carolina districts by spending per studentZ.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology ranks 10 of 178 North Carolina districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,061).#10 of 178
  2. Every school district in North CarolinaZ.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology is the number 322 by size of 332 North Carolina districts, with 99 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#322 of 332
  3. CIS AcademyThe next larger North Carolina district: 113 students in fall 2022, $11,558 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,558
  4. Wilmington Preparatory AcademyThe next smaller North Carolina district: 97 students in fall 2022, $12,289 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,289
  5. Compare Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology with CIS AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across North CarolinaZ.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology spent $48,654 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $49,503); spending, not a salary.$48,654
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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 Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology

  1. How many schools and students are in Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 104 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology spend per student?
    $19,061 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 Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology's money come from?
    $1,820,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 42.5% state, 17.4% local and 40.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology spend on teacher salaries?
    $235,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,374 per student. Divided by the 5 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $48,654 per teacher, more than 39 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 Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology scored proficient or above: 6-56% in reading and 0-50% 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 Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology's NCES district ID?
    3700348. 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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