Bridgeton Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · New Bern, North Carolina
Bridgeton Elementary in New Bern, North Carolina enrolled 415 students in 2024-25 with 29.6 full-time teachers, 14.0 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 rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%
375 students in 2022-23, 428 students in 2023-24, 415 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.2 to 29.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 375 | 29.2 | 12.8 |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 29.7 | 14.4 |
| 2024-25 | 415 | 29.6 | 14.0 |
14.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 65 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 345 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bridgeton Elementary enrolled 345 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 20 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 345 of the 345 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions20
- Chronically absent29.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
61.9% of students were White, 14.9% Black, 12.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White61.9%
- Black14.9%
- Hispanic12.8%
- Two or more races10.1%
- Asian0.2%
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 New Bern
8 public elementary schools in New Bern report 2024-25 enrollment; Bridgeton Elementary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekside Elementary | 453 | 14.4 | 24.7% |
| Albert H Bangert Elementary | 446 | 17.5 | 98.9% |
| Brinson Memorial Elementary | 446 | 15.5 | 97.5% |
| Bridgeton Elementary | 415 | 14.0 | 95.2% |
| Trent Park Elementary | 390 | 17.0 | 96.2% |
| Oaks Road Academy | 352 | 17.3 | 96.0% |
| Ben D Quinn Elementary | 312 | 17.4 | 93.9% |
| J T Barber Elementary | 270 | 12.3 | 96.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bridgeton Elementary
- Oaks Road AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 352 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- J T Barber ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.8 miles away: 270 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
- Compare Bridgeton Elementary with Oaks Road AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Craven County School District spends per student$11,893 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,893
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaBridgeton Elementary is the number 844 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#844 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.0:1
- 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 Bridgeton Elementary
How many students attend Bridgeton Elementary?
415 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 375 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in New Bern, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bridgeton Elementary?
14.0 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 Bridgeton Elementary a Title I school?
Bridgeton Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Bridgeton Elementary in?
Craven County School District, NCES district ID 3703310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370331000381 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.