Carver Primary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 3 · Opelika, Alabama

Carver Primary School in Opelika, Alabama enrolled 414 students in 2024-25 with 26.1 full-time teachers, 15.9 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It ran a targeted 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 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

386 students in 2022-23, 397 students in 2023-24, 414 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.6 to 26.1.

Students enrolled at Carver Primary School by school year2022-23: 386, 2023-24: 397, 2024-25: 41402004006002022-233862023-243972024-25414
Students enrolled at Carver Primary School by school year2022-23: 386, 2023-24: 397, 2024-25: 41402004006002022-233862023-243972024-25414
Students enrolled at Carver Primary School by school year2022-23: 386, 2023-24: 397, 2024-25: 41402004006002022-233862023-243972024-25414
Students enrolled at Carver Primary School by school year2022-23: 386, 2023-24: 397, 2024-25: 41402004006002022-233862023-243972024-25414
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2338625.615.1
2023-2439724.816.0
2024-2541426.115.9

15.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 of every 100 Alabama elementary schools

Among the 691 Alabama elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.9; 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, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; Carver Primary School 15.9; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCarver Primary School 15.9state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; Carver Primary School 15.9; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCarver Primary School 15.9state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; Carver Primary School 15.9; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCarver Primary School 15.9state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; Carver Primary School 15.9; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCarver Primary School 15.9state median 16.9U.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 390 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Carver Primary School enrolled 390 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 390 of the 390 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent24.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

48.6% of students were Black, 40.6% Hispanic, 7.7% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black48.6%
  2. Hispanic40.6%
  3. White7.7%
  4. Two or more races1.7%
  5. Pacific Islander0.7%
  6. Asian0.5%
  7. American Indian0.2%

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 Opelika

8 public elementary schools in Opelika report 2024-25 enrollment; Carver Primary School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Beauregard Elementary School78314.053.8%
Southview Primary School48016.259.8%
Northside School46417.657.5%
Jeter Primary School43515.960.0%
Carver Primary School41415.989.4%
Morris Avenue Intermediate School39717.665.7%
West Forest Intermediate School39315.688.3%
Dixie Elementary School25116.261.8%

All public schools in Opelika →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Carver Primary School

  1. Southview Primary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 480 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Northside SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 464 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Carver Primary School with Southview Primary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Opelika City Schools spends per student$12,232 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,232
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaCarver Primary School is the number 419 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#419 of 693
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.15.9:1
  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 Carver Primary School

  1. How many students attend Carver Primary School?
    414 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 386 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Opelika, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Carver Primary School?
    15.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for elementary schools is 16.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Carver Primary School a Title I school?
    Carver Primary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Carver Primary School in?
    Opelika City Schools, NCES district ID 0102580. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010258001067 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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