Other / mixed grade configuration · Cashiers, NC

Summit Charter

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

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 370002902321Charter school
0/100100/10045/100
👥 S:T ratio
37
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
68
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Summit Charter earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the North Carolina median.

#1 of 3
schools in Cashiers · Resource Index
45
Resource Index · Typical
15.8:1
students per teacher
315
students enrolled

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

By Resource Investment Index, Summit Charter ranks #1 of 3 schools in Cashiers, NC.

School address

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

+7 students YoY

Summit Charter held near 299 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+7 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 20.4 → 22.9 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+7 students YoY 370002902321 · Cashiers, NC Other · SMALL · CHARTER

315 enr · 15.8:1 · RII 45

Nearest enrollment peer: Williwaw Elementary (315 students)

Summit Charter held near 299 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+7 headcount). Teacher FTE added 20.4 → 22.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · North Carolina schools → · Find another →

How Summit Charter compares

Summit Charter 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 15.8:1 ▼ 0% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 315 top 76% - -

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

15.8:1
Leaner classes than 40% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
315
Bigger than 34% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
15.8:1
students per teacher - 0% above state mean
Top 60% in North Carolina - lower ratio than 40% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
12.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$13,469
per pupil, district-wide - above 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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 74.3%
Hispanic or Latino 20.6%
Two or More 3.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%
African American 0.3%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: White at 74.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 40.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 40.4, Summit Charter is less mixed than the North Carolina school average of 56.1.

Programs

AP courses offered 4

District finance for Summit Charter reports $13,469 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Cashiers

2 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 Summit Charter

How many students attend Summit Charter?

Summit Charter has 315 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cashiers, NC. CCD year-over-year: 292 (2022-23) → 299 (2023-24), nearly flat (+7).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Summit Charter?

The student-teacher ratio at Summit Charter is 15.8:1, which is 0% higher than the North Carolina average of 15.8:1 and 1% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Summit Charter?

The largest demographic group at Summit Charter is White at 74.3% of enrollment, in Cashiers, NC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Summit Charter?

Summit Charter has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Summit Charter rank among schools in Cashiers?

By Resource Investment Index, Summit Charter ranks #1 of 3 schools in Cashiers, NC. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Summit Charter?

None; Summit Charter is a single-school charter district, and Summit 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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