State overview

North Carolina

323 NCES district and charter agencies · 1,523,880 students in the linked federal file

Estimated academic standing45th percentile0 percentile points above a typical state

Chronically absent28.7%1.8 points above a typical state

Spending per student$12,10813% below a typical state

Students per counselor340:17.5 students below a typical state

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Chronic absence is higher than in a typical state.

28.7% of students were chronically absent in the latest comparable data. Spending was 13% below a typical state. Open a local profile below to see how much results vary within North Carolina.

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Districts and charter agencies in North Carolina

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Wake County SchoolsRaleigh · NCES 3704720160,099students Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte · NCES 3702970143,244students Guilford County SchoolsGreensboro · NCES 370192069,173students Winston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsWinston-Salem · NCES 370150052,681students Cumberland County SchoolsFayetteville · NCES 370001148,860students Union County Public SchoolsMatthews · NCES 370462040,600students Johnston County Public SchoolsWendell · NCES 370237037,823students Cabarrus County SchoolsConcord · NCES 370053033,562students Durham Public SchoolsDurham · NCES 370126031,754students Gaston County SchoolsGastonia · NCES 370162030,045students Onslow County SchoolsJacksonville · NCES 370345027,264students New Hanover County SchoolsWilmington · NCES 370333024,933students Pitt County SchoolsWinterville · NCES 370001223,790students Alamance-Burlington SchoolsGraham · NCES 370003022,158students Buncombe County SchoolsArden · NCES 370045022,079students Public Schools of Robeson CountyLumberton · NCES 370393020,783students Iredell-Statesville SchoolsOlin · NCES 370231020,686students Harnett County SchoolsBunnlevel · NCES 370201019,705students Rowan-Salisbury SchoolsChina Grove · NCES 370405018,104students Davidson County SchoolsThomasville · NCES 370114017,894students Wayne County Public SchoolsDudley · NCES 370488017,602students Catawba County SchoolsNewton · NCES 370069015,494students Randolph County School SystemArchdale · NCES 370378015,221students Nash County Public SchoolsBailey · NCES 370327014,397students Cleveland County SchoolsKings Mountain · NCES 370090014,324students Moore County SchoolsAberdeen · NCES 370309012,828students Henderson County SchoolsHendersonville · NCES 370210012,768students Craven County SchoolsNew Bern · NCES 370331012,666students Brunswick County SchoolsLeland · NCES 370042012,640students Burke County SchoolsMorganton · NCES 370048011,632students Chapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsCarrboro · NCES 370072011,563students Lincoln County SchoolsLincolnton · NCES 370268011,314students Rockingham County SchoolsReidsville · NCES 370399011,083students Caldwell County SchoolsGranite Falls · NCES 370058010,906students Wilson County SchoolsWilson · NCES 370502010,410students Pender County SchoolsBurgaw · NCES 370357010,332students Duplin County SchoolsAlbertson · NCES 37012009,725students Lee County SchoolsSanford · NCES 37025609,241students Chatham County SchoolsBennett · NCES 37007509,009students Hoke County SchoolsRaeford · NCES 37022508,874students Wilkes County SchoolsBoomer · NCES 37049508,643students Stanly County SchoolsAlbemarle · NCES 37043208,315students Lenoir County Public SchoolsKinston · NCES 37026108,303students Franklin County SchoolsBunn · NCES 37015308,021students Carteret County Public SchoolsAtlantic · NCES 37006307,964students Sampson County SchoolsAutryville · NCES 37041407,853students Rutherford County SchoolsForest City · NCES 37040807,572students Surry County SchoolsLowgap · NCES 37044107,300students Orange County SchoolsHillsborough · NCES 37034807,200students Granville County SchoolsButner · NCES 37018006,835students Richmond County SchoolsRockingham · NCES 37038706,810students Haywood County SchoolsCanton · NCES 37020406,658students Davie County SchoolsMocksville · NCES 37011706,107students Mooresville Graded School DistrictMooresville · NCES 37031205,982students Beaufort County SchoolsChocowinity · NCES 37003305,926students McDowell County SchoolsMarion · NCES 37029405,881students Stokes County SchoolsKing · NCES 37043805,519students Edgecombe County Public SchoolsBattleboro · NCES 37013205,467students Scotland County SchoolsLaurel Hill · NCES 37042005,450students Kannapolis City SchoolsKannapolis · NCES 37024305,379students Vance County SchoolsHenderson · NCES 37046505,323students Dare County SchoolsBuxton · NCES 37011105,244students Columbus County SchoolsRiegelwood · NCES 37009605,212students Yadkin County SchoolsBoonville · NCES 37050405,198students Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public SchoolsElizabeth City · NCES 37035404,840students Watauga County SchoolsSugar Grove · NCES 37048304,673students Alexander County SchoolsTaylorsville · NCES 37000904,509students Macon County SchoolsFranklin · NCES 37027604,473students Asheboro City SchoolsAsheboro · NCES 37002404,429students Currituck County SchoolsBarco · NCES 37010804,414students Person County SchoolsTimberlake · NCES 37036304,333students Asheville City SchoolsAsheville · NCES 37002704,218students Bladen County SchoolsDublin · NCES 37003903,981students Hickory City SchoolsHickory · NCES 37021903,869students Montgomery County SchoolsCandor · NCES 37030603,587students Jackson County Public SchoolsCashiers · NCES 37023403,516students NC Virtual AcademyDurham · NCES 37003983,403students Transylvania County SchoolsBrevard · NCES 37045303,328students Lexington City SchoolsLexington · NCES 37026403,012students Clinton City SchoolsClinton · NCES 37009303,002students Cherokee County SchoolsAndrews · NCES 37007802,944students Anson County SchoolsPolkton · NCES 37001802,924students Newton Conover City SchoolsConover · NCES 37033602,870students North Carolina Cyber AcademyDurham · NCES 37003862,815students Ashe County SchoolsWest Jefferson · NCES 37002102,768students Greene County SchoolsSnow Hill · NCES 37018302,734students Roanoke Rapids City SchoolsRoanoke Rapids · NCES 37039002,710students Martin County SchoolsWilliamston · NCES 37028802,659students Hertford County SchoolsAhoskie · NCES 37021602,482students Thomasville City SchoolsThomasville · NCES 37045002,232students Caswell County SchoolsYanceyville · NCES 37006602,229students Lake Norman CharterHuntersville · NCES 37000642,209students Lincoln Charter SchoolDenver · NCES 37000622,198students Halifax County SchoolsLittleton · NCES 37019502,161students Madison County SchoolsMarshall · NCES 37028202,137students Polk County SchoolsMill Spring · NCES 37037202,129students Whiteville City SchoolsWhiteville · NCES 37049202,103students Union Academy Charter SchoolMonroe · NCES 37001122,012students Yancey County SchoolsBurnsville · NCES 37050701,962students Edenton-Chowan SchoolsTyner · NCES 37008401,937students Avery County SchoolsNewland · NCES 37003001,885students Camden County SchoolsCamden · NCES 37006001,880students Piedmont Community CharterGastonia · NCES 37001041,879students Pine Lake PreparatoryMooresville · NCES 37001451,869students Bertie County SchoolsAulander · NCES 37003601,832students Uwharrie Charter AcademyAsheboro · NCES 37003341,792students Swain County SchoolsBryson City · NCES 37044401,787students Warren County SchoolsWarrenton · NCES 37047401,783students Mount Airy City SchoolsMount Airy · NCES 37032101,729students Mitchell County SchoolsBakersville · NCES 37030001,727students Perquimans County SchoolsHertford · NCES 37036001,658students Sugar Creek CharterCharlotte · NCES 37000891,654students Mountain Island CharterMt. Holly · NCES 37003171,650students Franklin AcademyWake Forest · NCES 37000691,646students Bradford Preparatory SchoolCharlotte · NCES 37003561,539students Community School of DavidsonDavidson · NCES 37001351,475students Gates County SchoolsGates · NCES 37016801,475students Alleghany County SchoolsSparta · NCES 37001201,392students Voyager AcademyDurham · NCES 37001391,358students Northampton County SchoolsJackson · NCES 37034201,343students Henderson CollegiateHenderson · NCES 37003191,340students KIPP Gaston College PreparatoryGaston · NCES 37001231,340students Langtree Charter AcademyMooresville · NCES 37003311,334students Thomas Jefferson Classical AcademyMooresboro · NCES 37000931,324students Cornerstone Charter AcademyGreensboro · NCES 37003281,318students Corvian Community SchoolCharlotte · NCES 37003271,304students Queen's Grant Community SchoolMint Hill · NCES 37001271,292students Triad Math and Science AcademyGreensboro · NCES 37003151,286students Elkin City SchoolsElkin · NCES 37013801,283students Clay County SchoolsHayesville · NCES 37008701,252students Invest Collegiate - ImagineAsheville · NCES 37003691,244students East Wake AcademyZebulon · NCES 37000701,215students Pamlico County SchoolsBayboro · NCES 37035101,207students Phoenix Academy IncHigh Point · NCES 37001051,180students Graham County SchoolsRobbinsville · NCES 37017701,160students Pine Springs Preparatory AcademyHolly Springs · NCES 37004171,097students Washington County SchoolsCreswell · NCES 37048001,091students Pinnacle Classical AcademyShelby · NCES 37003531,079students Sallie B Howard SchoolWilson · NCES 37000491,079students NC Leadership Charter AcademyKernersville · NCES 37003431,068students Falls Lake AcademyCreedmoor · NCES 37003361,051students Union Preparatory Academy at Indian TraiIndian Trail · NCES 37004011,047students Jones County SchoolsComfort · NCES 37024001,032students Triangle Math and Science AcademyCary · NCES 37003241,022students Rocky Mount PreparatoryRocky Mount · NCES 37000341,019students Charlotte Lab SchoolCharlotte · NCES 3700391977students Classical Charter Schools of LelandLeland · NCES 3700102971students Wilson Preparatory AcademyWilson · NCES 3700379956students KIPP: CharlotteCharlotte · NCES 3700142955students Vance Charter SchoolHenderson · NCES 3700096950students Alpha AcademyFayetteville · NCES 3700103948students Wayne PreparatoryGoldsboro · NCES 3700377925students Mallard Creek STEM AcademyCharlotte · NCES 3700410905students Excelsior Classical AcademyDurham · NCES 3700384899students North East Carolina Preparatory SchoolTarboro · NCES 3700323891students Neuse Charter SchoolSmithfield · NCES 3700144887students Classical Charter Schools of WhitevilleWhiteville · NCES 3700140863students Cardinal CharterCary · NCES 3700358858students The College Preparatory and Leadership AJamestown · NCES 3700325841students Bonnie Cone Classical AcademyHuntersville · NCES 3700449837students Oxford Preparatory SchoolOxford · NCES 3700338830students Socrates AcademyMatthews · NCES 3700137824students Queen City STEM SchoolCharlotte · NCES 3700392794students River Mill AcademyGraham · NCES 3700050790students Summerfield Charter AcademySummerfield · NCES 3700344779students Matthews Charter AcademyMatthews · NCES 3700405771students Southwest Charlotte STEM AcademyCharlotte · NCES 3700446769students Eno River AcademyHillsborough · NCES 3700035766students Peak Charter AcademyApex · NCES 3700402765students Greensboro AcademyGreensboro · NCES 3700084763students Gray Stone Day SchoolMisenheimer · NCES 3700128758students Wake Forest Charter AcademyWake Forest · NCES 3700364758students Endeavor CharterWake Forest · NCES 3700314757students Millennium Charter AcademyMount Airy · NCES 3700111752students Sandhills Theatre Arts RenaissVass · NCES 3700091751students Rolesville Charter AcademyRolesville · NCES 3700433750students Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTechElizabeth City · NCES 3700394745students Jackson Day SchoolCharlotte · NCES 3700441739students Carolina International SchoolConcord · NCES 3700133736students Envision Science AcademyWake Forest · NCES 3700362736students Johnston Charter AcademyClayton · NCES 3700430733students Forsyth AcademyWinston-Salem · NCES 3700083729students Cabarrus Charter AcademyConcord · NCES 3700347725students Coastal Preparatory AcademyWilmington · NCES 3700412719students Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell FallsWendell · NCES 3700465714students Weldon City SchoolsWeldon · NCES 3704890709students Gate City Charter AcademyGreensboro · NCES 3700408706students Union Day SchoolWeddington · NCES 3700403702students PreEminent Charter SchoolRaleigh · NCES 3700113695students Research Triangle CharterDurham · NCES 3700081692students Roxboro Community SchoolRoxboro · NCES 3700175680students The Franklin School of InnovationAsheville · NCES 3700361668students Carolina Charter Academy: CFAAngier · NCES 3700423667students Clover GardenBurlington · NCES 3700116654students Southern Wake AcademyHolly Springs · NCES 3700114642students Quality Education AcademyWinston-Salem · NCES 3700025635students Movement Charter SchoolCharlotte · NCES 3700411628students American Renaissance SchoolStatesville · NCES 3700086627students Winterville Charter AcademyWinterville · NCES 3700396627students Revolution AcademySummerfield · NCES 3700463623students Iredell Charter AcademyTroutman · NCES 3700400622students Sterling Montessori AcademyMorrisville · NCES 3700046618students Maureen Joy CharterDurham · NCES 3700022611students KIPP Halifax College PreparatoryHalifax · NCES 3700375609students The Capitol Encore AcademyFayetteville · NCES 3700370602students Bethany Community SchoolSummerfield · NCES 3700110589students Emereau: BladenElizabethtown · NCES 3700413581students Central Park School for ChildrenDurham · NCES 3700130578students Research Triangle High SchoolDurham · NCES 3700326577students Casa Esperanza MontessoriRaleigh · NCES 3700131571students Chatham CharterSiler City · NCES 3700020564students Raleigh Charter High SchoolRaleigh · NCES 3700097559students Classical Charter Schools of SouthportBolivia · NCES 3700378556students Concord Lake STEAM AcademyKannapolis · NCES 3700399544students Shining Rock Classical Academy: CFAWaynesville · NCES 3700389543students Davidson Charter AcademyLexington · NCES 3700422535students The Hawbridge SchoolSaxapahaw · NCES 3700132531students Tyrrell County SchoolsColumbia · NCES 3704590528students Steele Creek Preparatory AcademyCharlotte · NCES 3700454514students Woods Charter SchoolChapel Hill · NCES 3700053512students Arapahoe Charter SchoolArapahoe · NCES 3700038511students Healthy Start AcademyDurham · NCES 3700023508students Arts Based SchoolWinston-Salem · NCES 3700126507students Lake Lure Classical AcademyLake Lure · NCES 3700318502students Youngsville AcademyYoungsville · NCES 3700387499students Faith AcademyFaith · NCES 3700475494students The Academy of Moore CountyAberdeen · NCES 3700033490students Hyde County SchoolsSwan Quarter · NCES 3702280489students Community Public CharterStanley · NCES 3700452485students Guilford Preparatory AcademyGreensboro · NCES 3700121484students Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee CountySanford · NCES 3700438474students The New Dimensions SchoolMorganton · NCES 3700118470students RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter SchoolRaleigh · NCES 3700397462students Pioneer Springs Community SchoolCharlotte · NCES 3700359446students Summit Creek AcademyBrowns Summit · NCES 3700471446students The Exploris SchoolRaleigh · NCES 3700043441students Alamance Community SchoolHaw River · NCES 3700467435students Evergreen Community CharterAsheville · NCES 3700078435students FernLeaf Community Charter SchoolFletcher · NCES 3700404434students Carter G Woodson SchoolWinston-Salem · NCES 3700027425students West Lake Preparatory AcademyDenver · NCES 3700453423students Piedmont Classical High SchoolBrowns Summit · NCES 3700388422students Kestrel Heights SchoolDurham · NCES 3700055421students Bear Grass Charter SchoolWilliamston · NCES 3700322419students Crosscreek Charter SchoolLouisburg · NCES 3700119411students Brevard AcademyPisgah Forest · NCES 3700068409students Cape Fear Center for InquiryWilmington · NCES 3700108408students Washington MontessoriWashington · NCES 3700101406students Magellan CharterRaleigh · NCES 3700045405students A.C.E. AcademyHarrisburg · NCES 3700372402students Metrolina Regional Scholars AcademyCharlotte · NCES 3700107394students ArtSpace CharterSwannanoa · NCES 3700117392students The Institute for the Development of YouDurham · NCES 3700352381students Girls Leadership Academy of WilmingtonWilmington · NCES 3700407380students Reaching All Minds AcademyDurham · NCES 3700363378students Longleaf School of the ArtsRaleigh · NCES 3700337376students MINA Charter School of Lee CountySanford · NCES 3700466368students Moss Street Partnership SchoolReidsville · NCES 3700431363students Invest CollegiateCharlotte · NCES 3700333359students Unity Classical Charter SchoolCharlotte · NCES 3700409359students Bethel Hill CharterRoxboro · NCES 3700109358students The Expedition SchoolHillsborough · NCES 3700354358students KIPP Durham College PreparatoryDurham · NCES 3700385352students Next Generation AcademyGreensboro · NCES 3700435333students Hobgood Charter SchoolHobgood · NCES 3700445330students The Experiential School of GreensboroGreensboro · NCES 3700425320students Movement School EastlandCharlotte · NCES 3700455312students Anderson Creek AcademySpring Lake · NCES 3700381301students Raleigh Oak Charter SchoolRaleigh · NCES 3700428297students Eastside STREAM AcademyCharlotte · NCES 3700339278students Appalachian State U Academy Middle ForkWalkertown · NCES 3700427274students Willow Oak MontessoriPittsboro · NCES 3700341270students Apprentice Academy HS of NCMonroe · NCES 3700439261students Discovery Charter SchoolDurham · NCES 3700418261students United Community SchoolCharlotte · NCES 3700367256students Ridgeview Charter SchoolGastonia · NCES 3700451253students Dillard AcademyGoldsboro · NCES 3700074252students Summit CharterCashiers · NCES 3700029252students Carter Community CharterDurham · NCES 3700054229students Pocosin Innovative CharterCreswell · NCES 3700448227students Telra InstituteMatthews · NCES 3700472226students Lakeside Charter AcademyCornelius · NCES 3700371219students Southeastern AcademyLumberton · NCES 3700346218students D.C. Virgo Preparatory AcademyWilmington · NCES 3700429208students Global Scholars AcademyDurham · NCES 3700316207students Island Montessori CharterWilmington · NCES 3700332205students Aristotle Preparatory AcademyCharlotte · NCES 3700350204students Old Main StreamPembroke · NCES 3700474204students Central Wake Charter High SchoolRaleigh · NCES 3700406202students Doral Academy North CarolinaRaleigh · NCES 3700464198students The Mountain Community SchoolHendersonville · NCES 3700085198students Stewart Creek High SchoolCharlotte · NCES 3700374192students Tiller SchoolBeaufort · NCES 3700052192students Moore Montessori Community SchoolSouthern Pines · NCES 3700432184students Charlotte Secondary SchoolCharlotte · NCES 3700143181students Francine Delany New SchoolAsheville · NCES 3700017181students Achievement Charter AcademyFuquay-Varina · NCES 3700459178students Wilmington School of the ArtsWilmington · NCES 3700457176students Mountain Discovery Charter SchoolBryson City · NCES 3700129174students Two Rivers Community SchoolBoone · NCES 3700138171students Commonwealth High SchoolCharlotte · NCES 3700382166students Children's Village AcademyKinston · NCES 3700031155students Deaf and Blind SchoolsWilson · NCES 3700320154students Haliwa-Saponi Tribal SchoolHollister · NCES 3700115153students VERITAS Community SchoolCharlotte · NCES 3700393153students Northeast Regional School - Biotech/AgriJamesville · NCES 3700321152students Tillery Charter AcademyBiscoe · NCES 3700447145students Quest AcademyRaleigh · NCES 3700099143students Monroe Charter AcademyMonroe · NCES 3700426121students Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and TechnologyJacksonville · NCES 3700348121students East Voyager AcademyCharlotte · NCES 3700424119students Niner University Elementary SchoolCharlotte · NCES 3700443117students Paul R Brown Leadership AcademyElizabethtown · NCES 3700351116students Thomas AcademyLake Waccamaw · NCES 3700349116students Classical Charter Schools of WilmingtonWilmington · NCES 3700340115students East Carolina Community SchoolGreenville · NCES 3700419114students CIS AcademyPembroke · NCES 3700040108students Wilmington Preparatory AcademyWilmington · NCES 3700141105students Marjorie Williams AcademyCrossnore · NCES 370007784students Asheville PEAK AcademyAsheville · NCES 370046981students Success Institute Charter SchoolStatesville · NCES 370010678students Catamount SchoolSylva · NCES 370042153students Water's Edge Village SchoolCorolla · NCES 370032944students