Brinson Memorial Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · New Bern, North Carolina

Brinson Memorial Elementary in New Bern, North Carolina enrolled 446 students in 2024-25 with 28.9 full-time teachers, 15.5 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 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

453 students in 2022-23, 453 students in 2023-24, 446 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 28.9.

Students enrolled at Brinson Memorial Elementary by school year2022-23: 453, 2023-24: 453, 2024-25: 44602004006002022-234532023-244532024-25446
Students enrolled at Brinson Memorial Elementary by school year2022-23: 453, 2023-24: 453, 2024-25: 44602004006002022-234532023-244532024-25446
Students enrolled at Brinson Memorial Elementary by school year2022-23: 453, 2023-24: 453, 2024-25: 44602004006002022-234532023-244532024-25446
Students enrolled at Brinson Memorial Elementary by school year2022-23: 453, 2023-24: 453, 2024-25: 44602004006002022-234532023-244532024-25446
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2345331.014.6
2023-2445334.013.3
2024-2544628.915.5

15.5 students per teacher, a higher 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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 15.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 15.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 15.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 15.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.5state 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 442 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Brinson Memorial Elementary enrolled 442 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 30 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 442 of the 442 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions30
  • Chronically absent26.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

51.1% of students were White, 19.3% Black, 17.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White51.1%
  2. Black19.3%
  3. Hispanic17.7%
  4. Two or more races10.1%
  5. Asian0.9%
  6. Pacific Islander0.7%
  7. American Indian0.2%

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; Brinson Memorial Elementary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Creekside Elementary45314.424.7%
Albert H Bangert Elementary44617.598.9%
Brinson Memorial Elementary44615.597.5%
Bridgeton Elementary41514.095.2%
Trent Park Elementary39017.096.2%
Oaks Road Academy35217.396.0%
Ben D Quinn Elementary31217.493.9%
J T Barber Elementary27012.396.3%

All public schools in New Bern →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Brinson Memorial Elementary

  1. Creekside ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.8 miles away: 453 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  2. Albert H Bangert ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.9 miles away: 446 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
  3. Compare Brinson Memorial Elementary with Creekside ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaBrinson Memorial Elementary is the number 758 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#758 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.15.5:1
  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 Brinson Memorial Elementary

  1. How many students attend Brinson Memorial Elementary?
    446 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 453 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in New Bern, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Brinson Memorial Elementary?
    15.5 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 Brinson Memorial Elementary a Title I school?
    Brinson Memorial Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Brinson Memorial Elementary in?
    Craven County School District, NCES district ID 3703310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370331002171 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.

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