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

Water's Edge Village School

Federal NCES profile for Water's Edge Village School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 59/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 370032903264Charter school
0/100100/10059/100
👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
80
📋 Attendance
65
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Water's Edge Village School earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of North Carolina schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in North Carolina.

59
Resource Index · Higher
10:1
small classes for North Carolina
50
students enrolled

Water's Edge Village School has class sizes smaller than 94% of North Carolina schools. Computed live against every North Carolina school reporting to NCES.

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 370032903264 · Corolla, NC Elementary · SMALL · CHARTER

50 enr · 10:1 · RII 59

Nearest enrollment peer: Shasta Elementary (100 students)

Water's Edge Village School CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · North Carolina schools → · Find another →

How Water's Edge Village School compares

Water's Edge Village School on the metrics families compare, against North Carolina and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs North Carolina North Carolina avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10:1 ▼ 37% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 50 top 98% - -

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

10:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
50
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
10:1
students per teacher - 37% below state mean
Top 6% in North Carolina - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.0%
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
$12,205
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 76.0%
Hispanic or Latino 10.0%
Two or More 10.0%
African American 4.0%

Largest group: White at 76.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 40.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 40.1, Water's Edge Village School is less mixed than the North Carolina school average of 56.1.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Water's Edge Village School, which includes Water's Edge Village School.

$12,205
Per student
-1%
vs North Carolina
Avg $12,294
-31%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 42.9%
State 49.5%
Federal 7.7%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

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 Water's Edge Village School

How many students attend Water's Edge Village School?

Water's Edge Village School has 50 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Corolla, NC.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Water's Edge Village School?

The student-teacher ratio at Water's Edge Village School is 10:1, which is 37% lower than the North Carolina average of 15.8:1 and 36% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Water's Edge Village School?

The largest demographic group at Water's Edge Village School is White at 76.0% of enrollment, in Corolla, NC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Water's Edge Village School?

Water's Edge Village School has a Resource Investment Index of 59/100 (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 Water's Edge Village School?

None; Water's Edge Village School is a single-school charter district, and Water's Edge Village 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.

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