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 21,985 61.1%
Black 11,770 32.7%
Hispanic 1,220 3.4%
Asian 570 1.6%
Other 463 1.3%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 5,747 16.0%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 30,260 84.0%
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 1,421,828
Race / Ethnicity
White 771,639 54.3%
Black 442,960 31.2%
Hispanic 151,950 10.7%
Asian 34,989 2.5%
Other 20,290 1.4%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 615,751 43.3%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 806,077 56.7%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 16,341 1.1%
Kindergarten 112,168 7.9%
First Grade 113,724 8.0%
Second Grade 114,368 8.0%
Third Grade 113,708 8.0%
Fourth Grade 109,863 7.7%
Fifth Grade 107,521 7.6%
Sixth Grade 105,682 7.4%
Seventh Grade 104,541 7.4%
Eighth Grade 106,447 7.5%
Ninth Grade 127,531 9.0%
Tenth Grade 108,017 7.6%
Eleventh Grade 95,537 6.7%
Twelfth Grade 86,380 6.1%
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