C C Wright Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
C C Wright Elementary School in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina enrolled 316 students in 2024-25 with 25.6 full-time teachers, 12.3 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
304 students in 2022-23, 327 students in 2023-24, 316 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.5 to 25.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 304 | 25.5 | 11.9 |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 26.6 | 12.3 |
| 2024-25 | 316 | 25.6 | 12.3 |
12.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 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 303 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection C C Wright Elementary School enrolled 303 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 303 of the 303 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent27.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
60.8% of students were White, 18.4% Hispanic, 11.1% Black in 2024-25.
- White60.8%
- Hispanic18.4%
- Black11.1%
- Two or more races9.2%
- Asian0.6%
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 North Wilkesboro
3 public elementary schools in North Wilkesboro report 2024-25 enrollment; C C Wright Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulberry Elementary School | 419 | 15.7 | 99.3% |
| North Wilkesboro Elementary School | 329 | 16.8 | 99.1% |
| C C Wright Elementary School | 316 | 12.3 | 99.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about C C Wright Elementary School
- North Wilkesboro Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 3.3 miles away: 329 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
- Wilkesboro Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.0 miles away: 405 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
- Compare C C Wright Elementary School with North Wilkesboro 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 CarolinaC C Wright Elementary School is the number 1,134 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,134 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher12.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.12.3:1
- 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 C C Wright Elementary School
How many students attend C C Wright Elementary School?
316 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 304 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in North Wilkesboro, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at C C Wright Elementary School?
12.3 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.Is C C Wright Elementary School a Title I school?
C C Wright Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is C C Wright Elementary School in?
Wilkes County Schools, NCES district ID 3704950. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370495001973 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.