Carthage Elementary

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

Carthage Elementary in Carthage, North Carolina enrolled 350 students in 2024-25 with 22.5 full-time teachers, 15.6 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 rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

332 students in 2022-23, 358 students in 2023-24, 350 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.4 to 22.5.

Students enrolled at Carthage Elementary by school year2022-23: 332, 2023-24: 358, 2024-25: 35001002003004002022-233322023-243582024-25350
Students enrolled at Carthage Elementary by school year2022-23: 332, 2023-24: 358, 2024-25: 35001002003004002022-233322023-243582024-25350
Students enrolled at Carthage Elementary by school year2022-23: 332, 2023-24: 358, 2024-25: 35001002003004002022-233322023-243582024-25350
Students enrolled at Carthage Elementary by school year2022-23: 332, 2023-24: 358, 2024-25: 35001002003004002022-233322023-243582024-25350
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2333223.414.2
2023-2435824.914.4
2024-2535022.515.6

15.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 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; Carthage Elementary 15.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCarthage Elementary 15.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Carthage Elementary 15.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCarthage Elementary 15.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Carthage Elementary 15.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCarthage Elementary 15.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Carthage Elementary 15.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCarthage Elementary 15.6state 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 314 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Carthage Elementary enrolled 314 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 314 of the 314 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent28.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.9% of students were White, 11.4% Hispanic, 11.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White64.9%
  2. Hispanic11.4%
  3. Black11.4%
  4. Two or more races9.4%
  5. Asian1.4%
  6. American Indian0.9%
  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.

Elementary schools in Carthage

2 public elementary schools in Carthage report 2024-25 enrollment; Carthage Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Sandhills Farm Life Elementary37916.926.4%
Carthage Elementary35015.698.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Carthage Elementary

  1. Sandhills Farm Life ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 4.8 miles away: 379 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
  2. Cameron ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.6 miles away: 215 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).8.6 mi
  3. Compare Carthage Elementary with Sandhills Farm Life ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Moore County Schools spends per student$11,374 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,374
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaCarthage Elementary is the number 1,040 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,040 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.15.6:1
  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 Carthage Elementary

  1. How many students attend Carthage Elementary?
    350 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 332 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Carthage, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Carthage Elementary?
    15.6 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 Carthage Elementary a Title I school?
    Carthage Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Carthage Elementary in?
    Moore County Schools, NCES district ID 3703090. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370309001317 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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