Carolina Forest Elementary

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

Carolina Forest Elementary in Jacksonville, North Carolina enrolled 570 students in 2024-25 with 39.0 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).

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

Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

678 students in 2022-23, 631 students in 2023-24, 570 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.6 to 39.0.

Students enrolled at Carolina Forest Elementary by school year2022-23: 678, 2023-24: 631, 2024-25: 57002004006008002022-236782023-246312024-25570
Students enrolled at Carolina Forest Elementary by school year2022-23: 678, 2023-24: 631, 2024-25: 57002004006008002022-236782023-246312024-25570
Students enrolled at Carolina Forest Elementary by school year2022-23: 678, 2023-24: 631, 2024-25: 57002004006008002022-236782023-246312024-25570
Students enrolled at Carolina Forest Elementary by school year2022-23: 678, 2023-24: 631, 2024-25: 57002004006008002022-236782023-246312024-25570
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2367842.615.9
2023-2463143.014.7
2024-2557039.014.6

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 360 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Carolina Forest Elementary enrolled 720 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 360 of the 720 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions17
  • Chronically absent17.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

36.3% of students were White, 24.6% Black, 20.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White36.3%
  2. Black24.6%
  3. Hispanic20.7%
  4. Two or more races11.6%
  5. Asian5.6%
  6. Pacific Islander1.2%

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 Jacksonville

16 public elementary schools in Jacksonville report 2024-25 enrollment; Carolina Forest Elementary is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Southwest Elementary72014.156.1%
Morton Elementary71515.654.0%
Hunters Creek Elementary58513.066.2%
Stateside Elementary57915.242.0%
Carolina Forest Elementary57014.643.5%
Bell Fork Elementary55114.568.6%
Clear View Elementary53515.346.2%
Meadow View Elementary52013.955.2%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Carolina Forest Elementary

  1. Jacksonville Commons ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 506 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Parkwood ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.8 miles away: 457 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  3. Compare Carolina Forest Elementary with Jacksonville Commons ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Onslow County Schools spends per student$11,056 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,056
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaCarolina Forest Elementary is the number 410 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#410 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 Carolina Forest Elementary

  1. How many students attend Carolina Forest Elementary?
    570 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 678 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Jacksonville, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Carolina Forest 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 Carolina Forest Elementary a Title I school?
    Carolina Forest Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Carolina Forest Elementary in?
    Onslow County Schools, NCES district ID 3703450. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370345002738 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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