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

Maureen Joy Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Maureen Joy Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 370002202089Charter school
0/100100/10032/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
37
📋 Attendance
29
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Maureen Joy Charter School earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#11 of 15
elementary schools in Durham · Resource Index
32
Resource Index · Typical
67.7%
free-lunch eligible
631
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Maureen Joy Charter School ranks #11 of 15 elementary schools in Durham, NC.

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

+18 students YoY

Maureen Joy Charter School held near 634 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+18 headcount).

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

Steady CCD campus

+18 students YoY 370002202089 · Durham, NC Elementary · MID · CHARTER

631 enr · 67.7% lunch · RII 32

Nearest enrollment peer: Rocklin Elementary (631 students)

Maureen Joy Charter School held near 634 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+18 headcount). NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · North Carolina schools → · Find another →

How Maureen Joy Charter School compares

Maureen Joy Charter School 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
Free-lunch eligible 67.7% ▲ 3% 66.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 631 top 32% - -

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

631
Bigger than 75% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
67.7%
free-lunch eligible - 3% above the North Carolina average of 66.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
28.4%
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
$15,258
per pupil, district-wide - above North Carolina avg of $12,294
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 316 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
36
in-school suspensions + 43 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 67.4%
African American 25.0%
Two or More 3.5%
White 2.4%
Asian 1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 67.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 48.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 48.1, Maureen Joy Charter School is less mixed than the North Carolina school average of 56.1.

Programs

District finance for Maureen Joy Charter reports $15,258 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar elementary schools in Durham

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

Nationwide elementary 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 Maureen Joy Charter School

How many students attend Maureen Joy Charter School?

Maureen Joy Charter School has 631 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Durham, NC. CCD year-over-year: 616 (2022-23) → 634 (2023-24), nearly flat (+18).

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Maureen Joy Charter School?

67.7% of students at Maureen Joy Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Carolina average of 66.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Maureen Joy Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Maureen Joy Charter School is Hispanic or Latino at 67.4% of enrollment, in Durham, NC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Maureen Joy Charter School?

Maureen Joy Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Maureen Joy Charter School rank among elementary schools in Durham?

By Resource Investment Index, Maureen Joy Charter School ranks #11 of 15 elementary schools in Durham, NC. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Durham on the city page.

What other schools are in Maureen Joy Charter?

None; Maureen Joy Charter is a single-school charter district, and Maureen Joy Charter School 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.