Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Boomer, North Carolina
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School in Boomer, North Carolina enrolled 111 students in 2024-25 with 7.0 full-time teachers, 15.8 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 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 21%
128 students in 2022-23, 119 students in 2023-24, 111 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.9 to 7.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 128 | 8.9 | 14.4 |
| 2023-24 | 119 | 6.9 | 17.3 |
| 2024-25 | 111 | 7.0 | 15.8 |
15.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 70 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 248 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School enrolled 124 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 248 of the 124 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent21.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.6% of students were White, 10.8% of two or more races, 7.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White76.6%
- Two or more races10.8%
- Hispanic7.2%
- Black5.4%
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 Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School
- Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 3.7 miles away: 237 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
- Moravian Falls Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.6 miles away: 257 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).6.6 mi
- Compare Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School with Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wilkes County Schools spends per student$12,150 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,150
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaBoomer-Ferguson Elementary School is the number 1,426 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,426 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.8 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.15.8:1
- 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 Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School
How many students attend Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School?
111 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 128 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Boomer, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School?
15.8 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 Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School a Title I school?
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School in?
Wilkes County Schools, NCES district ID 3704950. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370495001971 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.