Arthur W Edwards Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Havelock, North Carolina
Arthur W Edwards Elementary in Havelock, North Carolina enrolled 489 students in 2024-25 with 32.9 full-time teachers, 14.9 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
533 students in 2022-23, 528 students in 2023-24, 489 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.5 to 32.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 533 | 33.5 | 15.9 |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 34.5 | 15.3 |
| 2024-25 | 489 | 32.9 | 14.9 |
14.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools
Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 497 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Arthur W Edwards Elementary enrolled 497 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 24 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 497 of the 497 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions24
- Chronically absent24.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.2% of students were White, 21.3% Hispanic, 11.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White56.2%
- Hispanic21.3%
- Two or more races11.0%
- Black9.8%
- Asian0.8%
- Pacific Islander0.6%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Havelock
5 public elementary schools in Havelock report 2024-25 enrollment; Arthur W Edwards Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur W Edwards Elementary | 489 | 14.9 | 35.0% |
| Roger Bell New Tech Academy | 408 | 16.9 | 97.8% |
| W Jesse Gurganus Elementary | 340 | 13.8 | 38.8% |
| Havelock Elementary | 248 | 12.6 | 93.5% |
| Graham A Barden Elementary | 237 | 14.0 | 92.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Arthur W Edwards Elementary
- W Jesse Gurganus ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 340 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Graham A Barden ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 237 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Arthur W Edwards Elementary with W Jesse Gurganus ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Craven County School District spends per student$11,893 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,893
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaArthur W Edwards Elementary is the number 643 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#643 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Arthur W Edwards Elementary
How many students attend Arthur W Edwards Elementary?
489 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 533 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Havelock, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Arthur W Edwards Elementary?
14.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Arthur W Edwards Elementary a Title I school?
Arthur W Edwards Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Arthur W Edwards Elementary in?
Craven County School District, NCES district ID 3703310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370331002181 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.