Other / mixed grade configuration · Mt. Holly, NC
Mountain Island Charter School
Federal NCES profile for Mountain Island Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.
The verdict
Mountain Island Charter School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 80% of North Carolina schools. It is also one of the largest schools in North Carolina.
- 50
- Resource Index · Higher
- 17.8:1
- large classes for North Carolina
- 21.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 1,782
- students enrolled
Mountain Island Charter School has class sizes larger than 80% of North Carolina schools. Computed live against every North Carolina school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 370031703184 Verify on NCES CCD record →
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
+43 students YoY
Mountain Island Charter School held near 1,746 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+43 headcount).
Teacher FTE lost 100.4 → 96.8 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Steady CCD campus
+43 students YoY 370031703184 · Mt. Holly, NC Other · MID · CHARTER
1,782 enr · 17.8:1 · 21.4% lunch · RII 50
Nearest enrollment peer: Vanguard Beethoven (1,782 students)
Mountain Island Charter School held near 1,746 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+43 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 100.4 → 96.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · North Carolina schools → · Find another →
How Mountain Island Charter School compares
Mountain Island 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 17.8:1 | ▲ 13% | 15.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 21.4% | ▼ 68% | 66.0% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 1,782 | top 3% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 51.8% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 63.5, Mountain Island Charter School is more mixed than the North Carolina school average of 56.1.
Programs
District finance for Mountain Island Charter reports $10,105 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
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.
Similar enrollment (~1,782 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~17.8:1)
Frequently asked questions about Mountain Island Charter School
How many students attend Mountain Island Charter School?
Mountain Island Charter School has 1,782 students enrolled. It is a public school in Mt. Holly, NC. CCD year-over-year: 1,703 (2022-23) → 1,746 (2023-24), nearly flat (+43).
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain Island Charter School?
The student-teacher ratio at Mountain Island Charter School is 17.8:1, which is 13% higher than the North Carolina average of 15.8:1 and 13% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Mountain Island Charter School?
21.4% of students at Mountain Island Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Carolina average of 66.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mountain Island Charter School?
The largest demographic group at Mountain Island Charter School is White at 51.8% of enrollment, in Mt. Holly, NC. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 63.5/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Mountain Island Charter School?
Mountain Island Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher 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).
What other schools are in Mountain Island Charter?
None; Mountain Island Charter is a single-school charter district, and Mountain Island Charter School is its only campus.