Briarwood Academy vs KIPP Charlotte

How do these schools compare?

Metric Briarwood Academy KIPP Charlotte
Location Charlotte, NC Charlotte, NC
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary elementary
Enrollment 649 813
Student:Teacher Ratio 16.6:1 16.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 99.5% 98.9%
Charter School No Yes
Magnet School No No
Title I Yes Yes

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Briarwood Academy KIPP Charlotte
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $12,198 $11,825
District Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools KIPP North Carolina Public Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Briarwood Academy KIPP Charlotte
White 2.3% 0.6%
African American 25.6% 81.3%
Hispanic or Latino 64.4% 12.7%
Asian 4.8% 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.1%
Multiracial 2.5% 5.0%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Briarwood Academy KIPP Charlotte
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program Yes No
Counselor Ratio 324:1 -
Chronic Absenteeism 30.1% 43.5%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 15 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.