Elementary school (grades K-5) · Wilmington, NC

Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington

Federal NCES profile for Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 370034003290Charter school
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0/100100/10030/100
👥 Class size
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
61
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →

The verdict

Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington earns an F Resource Investment Index (30/100), with class sizes larger than 99% of North Carolina schools.

F
Resource Index · 30/100
31.3:1
large classes for North Carolina
87.2%
free-lunch eligible
140
students enrolled

Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington has class sizes larger than 99% of North Carolina schools. Computed live against every North Carolina school reporting to NCES.

School address

Wilmington, NC 28401
District: Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington · North Carolina

Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.

Enrollment

140

North Carolina · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

4.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

31.3:1

vs 16.4:1 North Carolina avg

+91% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

87.2%

vs 66.0% North Carolina avg

+32% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington compares with North Carolina and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:131.3:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula. PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.

What this school's NCES data tells you

Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington reports 140 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 4.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 31.3:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 91% above the North Carolina state mean of 16.4:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.7:1, it is 99% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.

Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 87.2% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 32% above the North Carolina average and 68% above the national baseline. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 15.7% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

On the finance side, the surrounding Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington spends $16,443 per pupil district-wide, above the North Carolina average of $12,017 and below the national average of $16,593. Revenue comes 26.9% from local sources (property taxes), 52.2% from the state, and 20.9% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (F), calculated from 3 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington compares

Cross-validating school-level NCES values against North Carolina state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.

Metric This school vs North Carolina North Carolina avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 31.3:1 ▲ 91% 16.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 87.2% ▲ 32% 66.0% 51.8%
Enrollment 140 top 7% — —

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

Class size vs. every US school

Students per teacher (lower means more individual attention)

31 smaller classes than 1% of 92,598 US schools

0–2: 295 US schools (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 597 US schools (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,033 US schools (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 1,939 US schools (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 4,805 US schools (5%). Below this entry. 10–12: 11,082 US schools (12%). Below this entry. 12–14: 16,971 US schools (18%). Below this entry. 14–16: 18,959 US schools (20%). Below this entry. 16–18: 13,660 US schools (15%). Below this entry. 18–20: 8,300 US schools (9%). Below this entry. 20–22: 5,448 US schools (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 4,007 US schools (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 2,663 US schools (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1,131 US schools (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 504 US schools (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 307 US schools (0%). This entry sits in this band. 32–34: 189 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 34–36: 141 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 36–38: 93 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 38–40: 94 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 59 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 42–44: 46 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 44–46: 56 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 46–48: 58 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 48–50: 34 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 50–52: 37 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 52–54: 30 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 54–56: 15 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 56–58: 25 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 58–60: 20 US schools (0%). Above this entry. This school 0 60 every US school, by class size, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25

School size vs. every US school

Total enrollment — where this school sits by size (neither large nor small is 'better')

140 larger than 14% of 95,891 US schools

0–150: 14,035 US schools (15%). This entry sits in this band. 150–300: 16,928 US schools (18%). Above this entry. 300–450: 21,633 US schools (23%). Above this entry. 450–600: 17,006 US schools (18%). Above this entry. 600–750: 10,042 US schools (10%). Above this entry. 750–900: 5,568 US schools (6%). Above this entry. 900–1,050: 3,006 US schools (3%). Above this entry. 1,050–1,200: 1,826 US schools (2%). Above this entry. 1,200–1,350: 1,220 US schools (1%). Above this entry. 1,350–1,500: 908 US schools (1%). Above this entry. 1,500–1,650: 692 US schools (1%). Above this entry. 1,650–1,800: 607 US schools (1%). Above this entry. 1,800–1,950: 502 US schools (1%). Above this entry. 1,950–2,100: 432 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 2,100–2,250: 346 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 2,250–2,400: 252 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 2,400–2,550: 203 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 2,550–2,700: 163 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 2,700–2,850: 115 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 2,850–3,000: 85 US schools (0%). Above this entry. This school 0 3,000 every US school, by enrollment, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US schools. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25

What the federal data reveals about equity at this school

Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.

Economic need
87.2%
free-lunch eligible — 32% above the North Carolina average of 66.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold — federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
31.3:1
students per teacher — 91% above state mean
Top 99% in North Carolina — lower ratio than 1% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
15.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Between 10–20% — above the pre-pandemic baseline of ~15% nationally but within the current U.S. range.
Funding equity
$16,443
per pupil, district-wide — above North Carolina avg of $12,017
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

Enrollment 140 Top 7% in North Carolina — larger than 93% of 2,703 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 4.0
Students per teacher 31.3:1 +91% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 87.2% +32% vs state
NCES ID 370034003290

Student demographics

African American 52.9%
Hispanic or Latino 17.9%
White 17.1%
Two or More 12.1%

Largest group: African American at 52.9% of enrollment.

Programs & staff

Counselors (FTE) 0.0

Discipline & special education

Chronically absent 15.7%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 3

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington, which includes Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington.

$16,443
Per student
+37%
vs North Carolina
Avg $12,017
-1%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 26.9%
State 52.2%
Federal 20.9%

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 in Wilmington

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Porters Neck Elementary
Standard public school
666 students 15.1:1 students per teacher
Ogden Elementary
Standard public school
619 students 16.9:1 students per teacher
Masonboro Elementary
Standard public school
564 students 16.4:1 students per teacher
Heyward C Bellamy Elem
Standard public school
533 students 14.6:1 students per teacher
The International School at Gregory
Standard public school
514 students 13.1:1 students per teacher
Edwin a Anderson Elementary
Standard public school
514 students 15.2:1 students per teacher

Educator & family resources

In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.

Understanding NCES data

How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.

Choose a school district

Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.

How schools are funded

Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.

Chronic absenteeism

Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.

Magnet vs charter vs traditional

Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.

School discipline data

What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.

Before you act on this record

Treat this page as the federal baseline — then verify locally.

  • Compare Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington side-by-side with another school you're considering on the same NCES measures. Compare schools
  • Read the district context — spending per pupil, staffing, and equity ranking are district-level decisions that shape this school. District profile
  • Confirm current enrollment windows, programs, and boundaries with the school directly — federal data lags the current school year. Choosing guide

Figures are the school's reported federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) — coverage varies by entity type, and PlainSchools does not rate or rank schools.

Frequently asked questions about Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington

How many students attend Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington?

Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington has 140 students enrolled. It is a elementary school in Wilmington, NC.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington?

The student-teacher ratio at Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington is 31.3:1, which is 91% higher than the North Carolina average of 16.4:1 and 99% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington?

87.2% of students at Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Carolina average of 66.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington?

The largest demographic group at Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington is African American at 52.9%. The school serves a diverse student body in Wilmington, NC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington?

Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (F) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.

Is Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington a good school?

Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington earns an F Resource Investment Index (30/100), with class sizes larger than 99% of North Carolina schools. The Resource Investment Index reflects staffing, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance reported to NCES, not test scores or academic outcomes, so treat it as a resource snapshot rather than an overall rating.

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Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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
  • NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) — universe of U.S. public schools and districts. nces.ed.gov/ccd
  • NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) — discipline, absenteeism, and AP-course participation. ocrdata.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey — per-pupil expenditure and revenue sources. nces.ed.gov/ccd/f33agency
  • USDA National School Lunch Program (NSLP) — free and reduced-price lunch eligibility. fns.usda.gov/nslp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS — demographic and socioeconomic context for school catchment areas. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • U.S. Department of Education ESSA Title I — federal Title I program participation. ed.gov
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