Other / mixed grade configuration · Asheville, NC

Ic Imagine

Federal NCES profile for Ic Imagine, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 370036903340Charter school
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
48
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
50
📋 Attendance
32
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ic Imagine earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 78% of North Carolina schools.

#12 of 13
schools in Asheville · Resource Index
40
Resource Index · Typical
13:1
small classes for North Carolina
1,239
students enrolled

Ic Imagine has class sizes smaller than 78% of North Carolina schools. Computed live against every North Carolina school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Ic Imagine ranks #12 of 13 schools in Asheville, NC.

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

-30 students YoY

Ic Imagine held near 1,218 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-30 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 95.1 → 93.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-30 students YoY 370036903340 · Asheville, NC Other · MID · CHARTER

1,239 enr · 13:1 · RII 40

Nearest enrollment peer: Whitesville Elementary (1,239 students)

Ic Imagine held near 1,218 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-30 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 95.1 → 93.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · North Carolina schools → · Find another →

How Ic Imagine compares

Ic Imagine held steady on CCD headcount: 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 13:1 ▼ 18% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 1,239 top 6% - -

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

13:1
Leaner classes than 67% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,239
Bigger than 94% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
13:1
students per teacher - 18% below state mean
Top 22% in North Carolina - lower ratio than 78% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
27.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$10,022
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
Counselors5.0 FTE
Per 248 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
20
in-school suspensions + 29 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 74.9%
Hispanic or Latino 13.2%
Two or More 7.4%
African American 2.8%
Asian 1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: White at 74.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 41.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 41.5, Ic Imagine is less mixed than the North Carolina school average of 56.1.

Programs

AP courses offered 10

District finance for Invest Collegiate - Imagine reports $10,022 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Asheville

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other 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 Ic Imagine

How many students attend Ic Imagine?

Ic Imagine has 1,239 students enrolled. It is a public school in Asheville, NC. CCD year-over-year: 1,248 (2022-23) → 1,218 (2023-24), nearly flat (-30).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Ic Imagine?

The student-teacher ratio at Ic Imagine is 13:1, which is 18% lower than the North Carolina average of 15.8:1 and 17% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ic Imagine?

The largest demographic group at Ic Imagine is White at 74.9% of enrollment, in Asheville, NC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ic Imagine?

Ic Imagine has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical 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).

How does Ic Imagine rank among schools in Asheville?

By Resource Investment Index, Ic Imagine ranks #12 of 13 schools in Asheville, NC. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Asheville on the city page.

What other schools are in Invest Collegiate - Imagine?

None; Invest Collegiate - Imagine is a single-school charter district, and Ic Imagine 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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