NCES CCD 2024-25 8 schools NC

Best-Resourced Schools in Indian Trail, NC

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8 public K-12 schools in Indian Trail from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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8
Schools
8,078
Students
31.9/100
Avg Resource Index
18.9:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Indian Trail has more public-school enrollment than 74% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Indian Trail's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

5 of Indian Trail's 8 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 13-point gap between Hemby Bridge Elementary and Porter Ridge Middle School shows the range hidden by Indian Trail's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 26%
School count
Top 54%
Resource Index average
16th percentile
Teacher staffing
20th percentile

Porter Ridge High School accounts for 22.4% of all Indian Trail public-school enrollment

That concentration means Indian Trail-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Indian Trail school enrollment varies 3.7× across entities

Indian Trail school enrollment ranges from 491 students (lowest) to 1,809 students (highest), a spread of 1,318 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Indian Trail student-teacher ratio is 18.9:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

1 of Indian Trail's 8 listed schools are charters

13% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Hemby Bridge Elementary 37
2. Sun Valley Middle 34
3. Porter Ridge High School 33
4. Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail 33
5. Indian Trail Elementary 33
6. Poplin Elementary 32
7. Porter Ridge Elementary 29
8. Porter Ridge Middle School 24

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Indian Trail

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Porter Ridge Elementary 71.8/100
  2. 2 Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail 70.9/100
  3. 3 Porter Ridge Middle School 68.7/100
  4. 4 Sun Valley Middle 66.8/100
  5. 5 Porter Ridge High School 66.7/100

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Which Indian Trail school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Hemby Bridge Elementary has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Indian Trail schools in this federal-data comparison at 37/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Indian Trail, NC? ▼

Indian Trail has 8 public schools with a total enrollment of 8,078 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 18.9:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.