Other / mixed grade configuration · Vass, NC

Stars Charter

Federal NCES profile for Stars Charter, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 370009102473Charter school
0/100100/10038/100
👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
12
📋 Attendance
76
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Stars Charter earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the North Carolina median.

38
Resource Index · Typical
16.1:1
students per teacher
885
students enrolled

Stars Charter has class sizes near the North Carolina median. Computed live against every North Carolina school reporting to NCES.

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

+77 students YoY

Stars Charter grew from 809 students in 2022-23 to 886 in 2023-24 (+9.5%).

Teacher FTE added 55.4 → 56.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+77 students YoY 370009102473 · Vass, NC Other · MID · CHARTER

885 enr · 16.1:1 · RII 38

Nearest enrollment peer: Viera Elementary School (885 students)

Stars Charter grew from 809 students in 2022-23 to 886 in 2023-24 (+9.5%). Teacher FTE added 55.4 → 56.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · North Carolina schools → · Find another →

How Stars Charter compares

Stars Charter is a growing campus on CCD: 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 16.1:1 ▲ 2% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 885 top 13% - -

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

16.1:1
Leaner classes than 37% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
885
Bigger than 88% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
16.1:1
students per teacher - 2% above state mean
Top 64% in North Carolina - lower ratio than 36% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
9.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$9,010
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 443 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 72.1%
Hispanic or Latino 13.7%
African American 6.4%
Two or More 5.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian 0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: White at 72.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 45.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 45.4, Stars Charter is less mixed than the North Carolina school average of 56.1.

Programs

District finance for Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss reports $9,010 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Vass

1 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 Stars Charter

How many students attend Stars Charter?

Stars Charter has 885 students enrolled. It is a public school in Vass, NC. CCD year-over-year: 809 (2022-23) → 886 (2023-24), up 77.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Stars Charter?

The student-teacher ratio at Stars Charter is 16.1:1, which is 2% higher than the North Carolina average of 15.8:1 and 3% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Stars Charter?

The largest demographic group at Stars Charter is White at 72.1% of enrollment, in Vass, NC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Stars Charter?

Stars Charter has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (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).

What other schools are in Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss?

None; Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss is a single-school charter district, and Stars Charter 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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