Bethel Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Sugar Grove, North Carolina
Bethel Elementary in Sugar Grove, North Carolina enrolled 128 students in 2024-25 with 16.6 full-time teachers, 7.7 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
134 students in 2022-23, 143 students in 2023-24, 128 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.8 to 16.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 134 | 17.8 | 7.5 |
| 2023-24 | 143 | 18.0 | 8.0 |
| 2024-25 | 128 | 16.6 | 7.7 |
7.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 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 125 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bethel Elementary enrolled 125 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 125 of the 125 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent19.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.8% of students were White, 7.0% of two or more races, 3.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White89.8%
- Two or more races7.0%
- Hispanic3.1%
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.
Elementary schools in Sugar Grove
2 public elementary schools in Sugar Grove report 2024-25 enrollment; Bethel Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valle Crucis Elementary | 345 | 12.6 | 37.1% |
| Bethel Elementary | 128 | 7.7 | 46.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bethel Elementary
- Mabel ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 6.0 miles away: 140 students, 8.8 per teacher (2024-25).6.0 mi
- Cove Creek ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.1 miles away: 289 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.1 mi
- Compare Bethel Elementary with Mabel ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Watauga County 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
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaBethel Elementary is the number 1,417 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,417 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher7.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.7.7:1
- 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 Bethel Elementary
How many students attend Bethel Elementary?
128 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 134 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sugar Grove, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bethel Elementary?
7.7 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 Bethel Elementary a Title I school?
Bethel Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Bethel Elementary in?
Watauga County Schools, NCES district ID 3704830. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370483001934 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.