Balfour Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Asheboro, North Carolina

Balfour Elementary in Asheboro, North Carolina enrolled 558 students in 2024-25 with 38.2 full-time teachers, 14.6 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). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 36-40% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

516 students in 2022-23, 536 students in 2023-24, 558 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.0 to 38.2.

Students enrolled at Balfour Elementary by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 536, 2024-25: 55802004006002022-235162023-245362024-25558
Students enrolled at Balfour Elementary by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 536, 2024-25: 55802004006002022-235162023-245362024-25558
Students enrolled at Balfour Elementary by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 536, 2024-25: 55802004006002022-235162023-245362024-25558
Students enrolled at Balfour Elementary by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 536, 2024-25: 55802004006002022-235162023-245362024-25558
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351638.013.6
2023-2453640.713.2
2024-2555838.214.6

14.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 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; Balfour Elementary 14.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBalfour Elementary 14.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Balfour Elementary 14.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBalfour Elementary 14.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Balfour Elementary 14.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBalfour Elementary 14.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Balfour Elementary 14.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBalfour Elementary 14.6state 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 520 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Balfour Elementary enrolled 520 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 520 of the 520 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions14
  • Chronically absent25.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.8% of students were Hispanic, 22.2% White, 11.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic58.8%
  2. White22.2%
  3. Black11.1%
  4. Two or more races7.0%
  5. Asian0.9%

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.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Balfour Elementary scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading and 36-40% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Reading and language arts25‑29%33%48%
Math36‑40%37%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Asheboro

9 public elementary schools in Asheboro report 2024-25 enrollment; Balfour Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Balfour Elementary55814.698.0%
Southmont Elementary School55713.999.5%
Guy B Teachey Elementary44414.599.3%
Lindley Park Elementary40313.598.8%
Charles W McCrary Elementary37012.698.9%
Tabernacle Elementary School33315.196.7%
Donna L Loflin Elementary30014.399.0%
Farmer Elementary School23014.898.7%

All public schools in Asheboro →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Balfour Elementary

  1. Charles W McCrary ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 370 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  2. Donna L Loflin ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.0 miles away: 300 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Balfour Elementary with Charles W McCrary ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Asheboro City Schools spends per student$13,003 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,003
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaBalfour Elementary is the number 437 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#437 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.6:1
  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 Balfour Elementary

  1. How many students attend Balfour Elementary?
    558 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 516 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Asheboro, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Balfour Elementary?
    14.6 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 Balfour Elementary a Title I school?
    Balfour Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Balfour Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Balfour Elementary scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading and 36-40% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Balfour Elementary in?
    Asheboro City Schools, NCES district ID 3700240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370024000064 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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