C Wayne Collier Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Hope Mills, North Carolina

C Wayne Collier Elementary in Hope Mills, North Carolina enrolled 532 students in 2024-25 with 36.5 full-time teachers, 14.6 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). On the state tests, 38-42% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 33-37% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 27%

526 students in 2022-23, 505 students in 2023-24, 532 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.7 to 36.5.

Students enrolled at C Wayne Collier Elementary by school year2022-23: 526, 2023-24: 505, 2024-25: 53202004006002022-235262023-245052024-25532
Students enrolled at C Wayne Collier Elementary by school year2022-23: 526, 2023-24: 505, 2024-25: 53202004006002022-235262023-245052024-25532
Students enrolled at C Wayne Collier Elementary by school year2022-23: 526, 2023-24: 505, 2024-25: 53202004006002022-235262023-245052024-25532
Students enrolled at C Wayne Collier Elementary by school year2022-23: 526, 2023-24: 505, 2024-25: 53202004006002022-235262023-245052024-25532
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352628.718.3
2023-2450540.712.4
2024-2553236.514.6

14.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 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 14.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 14.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 14.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 14.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state 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 449 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection C Wayne Collier Elementary enrolled 449 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 44 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 449 of the 449 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions44
  • Chronically absent38.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

39.8% of students were Black, 27.4% White, 16.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black39.8%
  2. White27.4%
  3. Hispanic16.5%
  4. Two or more races12.2%
  5. American Indian2.3%
  6. Asian1.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.6%

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.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at C Wayne Collier Elementary scored proficient or above: 38-42% in reading and 33-37% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Reading and language arts38‑42%46%48%
Math33‑37%41%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Hope Mills

5 public elementary schools in Hope Mills report 2024-25 enrollment; C Wayne Collier Elementary is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Gallberry Farm Elementary88316.099.7%
Rockfish Elementary68215.898.8%
Ed V Baldwin Elementary63416.999.5%
C Wayne Collier Elementary53214.699.4%
Gray's Creek Elementary42816.899.3%

All public schools in Hope Mills →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about C Wayne Collier Elementary

  1. Rockfish ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 682 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Stoney Point ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 780 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare C Wayne Collier Elementary with Rockfish ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cumberland County Schools spends per student$12,118 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,118
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaC Wayne Collier Elementary is the number 517 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#517 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.6:1
  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 C Wayne Collier Elementary

  1. How many students attend C Wayne Collier Elementary?
    532 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 526 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hope Mills, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at C Wayne Collier Elementary?
    14.6 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 C Wayne Collier Elementary a Title I school?
    C Wayne Collier Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at C Wayne Collier Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at C Wayne Collier Elementary scored proficient or above: 38-42% in reading and 33-37% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is C Wayne Collier Elementary in?
    Cumberland County Schools, NCES district ID 3700011. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370001102121 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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