Elementary school (grades K-5) · Haw River, NC

Alamance Community School

Federal NCES profile for Alamance Community School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 23/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 370046703528Charter school
0/100100/10023/100
👥 S:T ratio
2
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
58
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Alamance Community School earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 96% of North Carolina schools.

23
Resource Index · Lower
24.5:1
large classes for North Carolina
736
students enrolled

Alamance Community School has class sizes larger than 96% of North Carolina schools. Computed live against every North Carolina school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+101 students YoY

Alamance Community School grew from 532 students in 2022-23 to 633 in 2023-24 (+19.0%).

Teacher FTE added 30.9 → 36.1 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+101 students YoY 370046703528 · Haw River, NC Elementary · MID · CHARTER

736 enr · 24.5:1 · RII 23

Nearest enrollment peer: Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary (736 students)

Alamance Community School grew from 532 students in 2022-23 to 633 in 2023-24 (+19.0%). Teacher FTE added 30.9 → 36.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · North Carolina schools → · Find another →

How Alamance Community School compares

Alamance Community School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs North Carolina and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs North Carolina North Carolina avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 24.5:1 ▲ 55% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 736 top 22% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

24.5:1
Leaner classes than 6% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
736
Bigger than 82% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
24.5:1
students per teacher - 55% above state mean
Top 96% in North Carolina - lower ratio than 4% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
16.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$8,919
per pupil, district-wide - below North Carolina avg of $12,294
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 736 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 16 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 38.7%
African American 32.3%
Hispanic or Latino 18.6%
Two or More 8.0%
Asian 2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: White at 38.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 70.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 70.4, Alamance Community School is more mixed than the North Carolina school average of 56.1.

Programs

District finance for Alamance Community School reports $8,919 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Alamance Community School

How many students attend Alamance Community School?

Alamance Community School has 736 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Haw River, NC. CCD year-over-year: 532 (2022-23) → 633 (2023-24), up 101.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Alamance Community School?

The student-teacher ratio at Alamance Community School is 24.5:1, which is 55% higher than the North Carolina average of 15.8:1 and 56% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Alamance Community School?

The largest demographic group at Alamance Community School is White at 38.7% of enrollment, in Haw River, NC. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 70.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Alamance Community School?

Alamance Community School has a Resource Investment Index of 23/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Alamance Community School?

None; Alamance Community School is a single-school charter district, and Alamance Community School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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