Ballentine Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Fuquay Varina, North Carolina
Ballentine Elementary in Fuquay Varina, North Carolina enrolled 742 students in 2024-25 with 52.7 full-time teachers, 14.1 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It was not a Title I school 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 rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
679 students in 2022-23, 711 students in 2023-24, 742 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.1 to 52.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 679 | 50.1 | 13.5 |
| 2023-24 | 711 | 53.0 | 13.4 |
| 2024-25 | 742 | 52.7 | 14.1 |
14.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 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 683 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ballentine Elementary enrolled 683 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 683 of the 683 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent19.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
62.4% of students were White, 20.9% Hispanic, 7.0% Black in 2024-25.
- White62.4%
- Hispanic20.9%
- Black7.0%
- Asian5.9%
- Two or more races3.6%
- American Indian0.1%
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.
What to look at next about Ballentine Elementary
- Fuquay-Varina ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 772 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Herbert Akins Rd ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 988 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare Ballentine Elementary with Fuquay-Varina ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wake County Public School System spends per student$11,691 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,691
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaBallentine Elementary is the number 134 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#134 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.1:1
- 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 Ballentine Elementary
How many students attend Ballentine Elementary?
742 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 679 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fuquay Varina, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ballentine Elementary?
14.1 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 Ballentine Elementary a Title I school?
Ballentine Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Ballentine Elementary in?
Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472002652 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.