Buckhorn Creek Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Holly Springs, North Carolina

Buckhorn Creek Elementary in Holly Springs, North Carolina enrolled 905 students in 2024-25 with 63.2 full-time teachers, 14.3 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It was not a Title I school 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 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 15%

761 students in 2022-23, 870 students in 2023-24, 905 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 55.0 to 63.2.

Students enrolled at Buckhorn Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 870, 2024-25: 90502505007501k2022-237612023-248702024-25905
Students enrolled at Buckhorn Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 870, 2024-25: 90502505007501k2022-237612023-248702024-25905
Students enrolled at Buckhorn Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 870, 2024-25: 90502505007501k2022-237612023-248702024-25905
Students enrolled at Buckhorn Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 870, 2024-25: 90502505007501k2022-237612023-248702024-25905
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2376155.013.8
2023-2487061.214.2
2024-2590563.214.3

14.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 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 14.3; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 14.3; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 14.3; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 14.3; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state 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 342 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Buckhorn Creek Elementary enrolled 684 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 342 of the 684 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions11
  • Chronically absent16.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

49.0% of students were White, 18.9% Asian, 13.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White49.0%
  2. Asian18.9%
  3. Hispanic13.8%
  4. Black12.0%
  5. Two or more races5.9%
  6. American Indian0.4%

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.

Elementary schools in Holly Springs

5 public elementary schools in Holly Springs report 2024-25 enrollment; Buckhorn Creek Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Pine Springs Preparatory Academy1,25815.2not reported
Buckhorn Creek Elementary90514.324.5%
Holly Grove Elementary88914.412.9%
Holly Springs Elementary75114.619.8%
Holly Ridge Elementary73514.617.1%

All public schools in Holly Springs →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Buckhorn Creek Elementary

  1. Holly Grove ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 889 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Herbert Akins Rd ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 988 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  3. Compare Buckhorn Creek Elementary with Holly Grove ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wake County Public School System spends per student$11,691 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,691
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaBuckhorn Creek Elementary is the number 26 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#26 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.3:1
  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 Buckhorn Creek Elementary

  1. How many students attend Buckhorn Creek Elementary?
    905 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 761 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Holly Springs, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Buckhorn Creek Elementary?
    14.3 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 Buckhorn Creek Elementary a Title I school?
    Buckhorn Creek Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Buckhorn Creek Elementary in?
    Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472003473 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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