Bruce H. Tharrington Primary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Mount Airy, North Carolina
Bruce H. Tharrington Primary in Mount Airy, North Carolina enrolled 432 students in 2024-25 with 29.0 full-time teachers, 14.9 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 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
392 students in 2022-23, 406 students in 2023-24, 432 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.6 to 29.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 392 | 28.6 | 13.7 |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 26.0 | 15.6 |
| 2024-25 | 432 | 29.0 | 14.9 |
14.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 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 672 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bruce H. Tharrington Primary enrolled 336 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 672 of the 336 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions9
- Chronically absent28.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.7% of students were White, 35.0% Hispanic, 7.9% Black in 2024-25.
- White50.7%
- Hispanic35.0%
- Black7.9%
- Two or more races4.2%
- Asian2.3%
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 Mount Airy
5 public elementary schools in Mount Airy report 2024-25 enrollment; Bruce H. Tharrington Primary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Elementary | 473 | 13.5 | 98.9% |
| Bruce H. Tharrington Primary | 432 | 14.9 | 99.3% |
| Jones Intermediate | 339 | 13.6 | 99.1% |
| White Plains Elementary | 328 | 14.8 | 99.1% |
| Flat Rock Elementary | 217 | 13.2 | 98.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bruce H. Tharrington Primary
- Franklin ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 473 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Flat Rock ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 217 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Compare Bruce H. Tharrington Primary with Franklin ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mount Airy City Schools spends per student$13,250 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,250
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaBruce H. Tharrington Primary is the number 801 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#801 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.9:1
- 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 Bruce H. Tharrington Primary
How many students attend Bruce H. Tharrington Primary?
432 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 392 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mount Airy, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bruce H. Tharrington Primary?
14.9 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 Bruce H. Tharrington Primary a Title I school?
Bruce H. Tharrington Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Bruce H. Tharrington Primary in?
Mount Airy City Schools, NCES district ID 3703210. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370321001337 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.