Other / mixed grade configuration · Charlotte, NC

Invest Collegiate Transform

Federal NCES profile for Invest Collegiate Transform, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 370033303305Charter school
0/100100/10045/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
59
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Invest Collegiate Transform earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#18 of 70
schools in Charlotte · Resource Index
45
Resource Index · Typical
324
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Invest Collegiate Transform ranks #18 of 70 schools in Charlotte, NC.

Enrollment

324

North Carolina · 2024-25 NCES data

What stands out at Invest Collegiate Transform

Invest Collegiate Transform is a mid-sized charter combined-grade school in Charlotte, North Carolina, enrolling 324 students.

Enrollment of 324 puts it in the smaller third of North Carolina schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,698 scored North Carolina schools.

16.4% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

The surrounding Invest Collegiate spends $14,429 per pupil, 20% above the North Carolina average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 21.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Charlotte's public schools, it stands alongside Sugar Creek Charter (1,591 students): Invest Collegiate Transform is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Invest Collegiate is a single-school charter district, so Invest Collegiate Transform 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 Invest Collegiate Transform compares

Invest Collegiate Transform on the metrics families compare, against North Carolina and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs North Carolina North Carolina avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 324 top 75% - -

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

324
Bigger than 36% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Engagement
16.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$14,429
per pupil, district-wide - above North Carolina avg of $12,017
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 19 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.1 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.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Invest Collegiate, which includes Invest Collegiate Transform.

$14,429
Per student
+20%
vs North Carolina
Avg $12,017
-13%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 25.0%
State 53.5%
Federal 21.5%

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 other schools in Charlotte

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

Similar other 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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Invest Collegiate Transform's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Invest Collegiate Transform

How many students attend Invest Collegiate Transform?

Invest Collegiate Transform has 324 students enrolled. It is a public school in Charlotte, NC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Invest Collegiate Transform?

Invest Collegiate Transform has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Invest Collegiate Transform rank among schools in Charlotte?

By Resource Investment Index, Invest Collegiate Transform ranks #18 of 70 schools in Charlotte, NC. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Charlotte on the city page.

Is Invest Collegiate Transform a good school?

Invest Collegiate Transform earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. 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 Invest Collegiate?

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

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

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