B O Barnes Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Wilson, North Carolina

B O Barnes Elementary in Wilson, North Carolina enrolled 274 students in 2024-25 with 23.0 full-time teachers, 11.9 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).

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

300 students in 2022-23, 288 students in 2023-24, 274 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.9 to 23.0.

Students enrolled at B O Barnes Elementary by school year2022-23: 300, 2023-24: 288, 2024-25: 27401002003002022-233002023-242882024-25274
Students enrolled at B O Barnes Elementary by school year2022-23: 300, 2023-24: 288, 2024-25: 27401002003002022-233002023-242882024-25274
Students enrolled at B O Barnes Elementary by school year2022-23: 300, 2023-24: 288, 2024-25: 27401002003002022-233002023-242882024-25274
Students enrolled at B O Barnes Elementary by school year2022-23: 300, 2023-24: 288, 2024-25: 27401002003002022-233002023-242882024-25274
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330022.913.1
2023-2428823.312.3
2024-2527423.011.9

11.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 93 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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; B O Barnes Elementary 11.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherB O Barnes Elementary 11.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; B O Barnes Elementary 11.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherB O Barnes Elementary 11.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; B O Barnes Elementary 11.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherB O Barnes Elementary 11.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; B O Barnes Elementary 11.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherB O Barnes Elementary 11.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

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 291 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection B O Barnes Elementary enrolled 291 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 73 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 291 of the 291 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions73
  • Chronically absent37.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.3% of students were Black, 18.2% Hispanic, 2.9% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black76.3%
  2. Hispanic18.2%
  3. White2.9%
  4. Two or more races2.6%

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 Wilson

8 public elementary schools in Wilson report 2024-25 enrollment; B O Barnes Elementary is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
John W Jones Elementary60116.999.5%
Rock Ridge Elementary47616.799.4%
New Hope Elementary46015.699.3%
Vinson-Bynum Elementary45815.899.3%
Margaret Hearne Elementary42315.999.3%
Wells Elementary38316.895.8%
Vick Elementary35915.499.2%
B O Barnes Elementary27411.998.9%

All public schools in Wilson →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about B O Barnes Elementary

  1. Vick ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 359 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Margaret Hearne ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 423 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare B O Barnes Elementary with Vick ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wilson County Schools spends per student$12,450 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,450
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaB O Barnes Elementary is the number 1,225 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,225 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.11.9:1
  7. 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 B O Barnes Elementary

  1. How many students attend B O Barnes Elementary?
    274 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 300 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wilson, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at B O Barnes Elementary?
    11.9 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.
  3. Is B O Barnes Elementary a Title I school?
    B O Barnes Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is B O Barnes Elementary in?
    Wilson County Schools, NCES district ID 3705020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370502001992 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