Enrollment
736
North Carolina · 2024-25 NCES data
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
👥 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.
School address
District: Alamance Community School · North Carolina
NCES ID 370046703528 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
30.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
24.5:1
vs 15.8:1 North Carolina avg
+55% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Alamance Community School compares with North Carolina and U.S. medians
What stands out at Alamance Community School
Alamance Community School is a mid-sized charter elementary school in Haw River, North Carolina, enrolling 736 students.
Class loads run heavy: 24.5:1 is larger than about 96% of North Carolina schools and 55% above the 15.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Enrollment of 736 puts it in the larger third of North Carolina schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 98% of the 2,698 North Carolina schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Its student body is led by White (39%) and African American (32%) (diversity index 70/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 736 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
16.8% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Its district draws 22.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Alamance Community School is a single-school charter district, so Alamance Community School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Alamance Community School compares
Alamance Community School on the metrics families compare, against 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 (what these measure)
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
$9,724
per pupil, district-wide
- below North Carolina avg of $12,017
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.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Alamance Community School, which includes Alamance Community School.
$9,724
Per student
-19%
vs North Carolina
Avg $12,017
-41%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 16.7%
State 60.8%
Federal 22.5%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of North Carolina, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~736 students)
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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.
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, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Alamance Community School a good school?
Alamance Community School earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 96% of North Carolina schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
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.
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