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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
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.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 300 | 22.9 | 13.1 |
| 2023-24 | 288 | 23.3 | 12.3 |
| 2024-25 | 274 | 23.0 | 11.9 |
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.
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.
- Black76.3%
- Hispanic18.2%
- White2.9%
- 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.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| John W Jones Elementary | 601 | 16.9 | 99.5% |
| Rock Ridge Elementary | 476 | 16.7 | 99.4% |
| New Hope Elementary | 460 | 15.6 | 99.3% |
| Vinson-Bynum Elementary | 458 | 15.8 | 99.3% |
| Margaret Hearne Elementary | 423 | 15.9 | 99.3% |
| Wells Elementary | 383 | 16.8 | 95.8% |
| Vick Elementary | 359 | 15.4 | 99.2% |
| B O Barnes Elementary | 274 | 11.9 | 98.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about B O Barnes Elementary
- Vick ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 359 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Margaret Hearne ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 423 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare B O Barnes Elementary with Vick ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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.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.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.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
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.