Carolina Beach Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Carolina Beach, North Carolina

Carolina Beach Elementary in Carolina Beach, North Carolina enrolled 383 students in 2024-25 with 27.0 full-time teachers, 14.2 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

431 students in 2022-23, 432 students in 2023-24, 383 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.4 to 27.0.

Students enrolled at Carolina Beach Elementary by school year2022-23: 431, 2023-24: 432, 2024-25: 38302004006002022-234312023-244322024-25383
Students enrolled at Carolina Beach Elementary by school year2022-23: 431, 2023-24: 432, 2024-25: 38302004006002022-234312023-244322024-25383
Students enrolled at Carolina Beach Elementary by school year2022-23: 431, 2023-24: 432, 2024-25: 38302004006002022-234312023-244322024-25383
Students enrolled at Carolina Beach Elementary by school year2022-23: 431, 2023-24: 432, 2024-25: 38302004006002022-234312023-244322024-25383
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343128.415.2
2023-2443229.014.9
2024-2538327.014.2

14.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 61 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 14.2; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 14.2; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 14.2; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 14.2; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state 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 408 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Carolina Beach Elementary enrolled 408 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 408 of the 408 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent14.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.1% of students were White, 4.7% Hispanic, 2.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White91.1%
  2. Hispanic4.7%
  3. Two or more races2.1%
  4. Asian0.8%
  5. Black0.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%
  7. American Indian0.3%

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.

What to look at next about Carolina Beach Elementary

  1. Edwin A Anderson ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 4.7 miles away: 514 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
  2. Island Montessori Charter SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.3 miles away: 220 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
  3. Compare Carolina Beach Elementary with Edwin A Anderson ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much New Hanover County Schools spends per student$13,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,808
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaCarolina Beach Elementary is the number 941 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#941 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.2:1
  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 Carolina Beach Elementary

  1. How many students attend Carolina Beach Elementary?
    383 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 431 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Carolina Beach, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Carolina Beach Elementary?
    14.2 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 Carolina Beach Elementary a Title I school?
    Carolina Beach Elementary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. What district is Carolina Beach Elementary in?
    New Hanover County Schools, NCES district ID 3703330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370333001368 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