Other / mixed grade configuration · Chapel Hill, NC

Woods Charter

Federal NCES profile for Woods Charter, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 370005302372Charter school
0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
62
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
65
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Woods Charter earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of North Carolina schools.

#12 of 12
schools in Chapel Hill · Resource Index
39
Resource Index · Typical
9.5:1
small classes for North Carolina
515
students enrolled

Woods Charter has class sizes smaller than 95% of North Carolina schools. Computed live against every North Carolina school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Woods Charter ranks #12 of 12 schools in Chapel Hill, NC.

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

+4 students YoY

Woods Charter held near 512 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+4 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 54.0 → 55.8 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+4 students YoY 370005302372 · Chapel Hill, NC Other · MID · CHARTER

515 enr · 9.5:1 · RII 39

Nearest enrollment peer: Cottonwood Elementary School (515 students)

Woods Charter held near 512 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+4 headcount). Teacher FTE added 54.0 → 55.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · North Carolina schools → · Find another →

How Woods Charter compares

Woods 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 9.5:1 ▼ 40% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 515 top 47% - -

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

9.5:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
515
Bigger than 64% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
9.5:1
students per teacher - 40% below state mean
Top 5% in North Carolina - lower ratio than 95% 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
$11,522
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 515 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 70.9%
Hispanic or Latino 11.5%
Two or More 7.0%
Asian 6.2%
African American 4.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%

Largest group: White at 70.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 47.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 47.4, Woods Charter is less mixed than the North Carolina school average of 56.1.

Programs

AP courses offered 18

District finance for Woods Charter School reports $11,522 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Chapel Hill

6 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 Woods Charter

How many students attend Woods Charter?

Woods Charter has 515 students enrolled. It is a public school in Chapel Hill, NC. CCD year-over-year: 508 (2022-23) → 512 (2023-24), nearly flat (+4).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Woods Charter?

The student-teacher ratio at Woods Charter is 9.5:1, which is 40% lower than the North Carolina average of 15.8:1 and 39% 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 Woods Charter?

The largest demographic group at Woods Charter is White at 70.9% of enrollment, in Chapel Hill, NC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Woods Charter?

Woods Charter has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (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).

How does Woods Charter rank among schools in Chapel Hill?

By Resource Investment Index, Woods Charter ranks #12 of 12 schools in Chapel Hill, NC. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Chapel Hill on the city page.

What other schools are in Woods Charter School?

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