Students Overview

2008-2009 North Carolina

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 36,007
% of Charter School Students to All Public School Students 2.5%
Estimated Number of Students on Waiting Lists 5,000
Race / Ethnicity
White 22,055 61.3%
Black 11,365 31.6%
Hispanic 1,497 4.2%
Asian 691 1.9%
Other 399 1.1%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 8,705 24.2%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 27,302 75.8%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 18,077 50.2%
Middle Schools 1,557 4.3%
High Schools 1,440 4.0%
Middle/High Schools 2,945 8.2%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 11,988 33.3%
Students by Grade Level
Kindergarten 3,329 9.2%
First Grade 3,434 9.5%
Second Grade 3,456 9.6%
Third Grade 3,414 9.5%
Fourth Grade 3,298 9.2%
Fifth Grade 3,514 9.8%
Sixth Grade 3,756 10.4%
Seventh Grade 3,394 9.4%
Eighth Grade 2,909 8.1%
Ninth Grade 1,937 5.4%
Tenth Grade 1,535 4.3%
Eleventh Grade 1,103 3.1%
Twelfth Grade 928 2.6%
 
Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 1,427,960
Race / Ethnicity
White 774,967 54.3%
Black 444,870 31.2%
Hispanic 152,605 10.7%
Asian 35,140 2.5%
Other 20,378 1.4%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 615,644 43.1%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 812,316 56.9%
Students by Grade Level
Kindergarten 113,962 8.0%
First Grade 115,543 8.1%
Second Grade 116,197 8.1%
Third Grade 115,526 8.1%
Fourth Grade 111,620 7.8%
Fifth Grade 109,240 7.7%
Sixth Grade 107,372 7.5%
Seventh Grade 106,212 7.4%
Eighth Grade 108,149 7.6%
Ninth Grade 129,570 9.1%
Tenth Grade 109,744 7.7%
Eleventh Grade 97,064 6.8%
Twelfth Grade 87,761 6.1%
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