Cary Woods Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Auburn, Alabama

Cary Woods Elementary School in Auburn, Alabama enrolled 439 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 14.6 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 fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 15%

520 students in 2022-23, 466 students in 2023-24, 439 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.0 to 30.0.

Students enrolled at Cary Woods Elementary School by school year2022-23: 520, 2023-24: 466, 2024-25: 43902004006002022-235202023-244662024-25439
Students enrolled at Cary Woods Elementary School by school year2022-23: 520, 2023-24: 466, 2024-25: 43902004006002022-235202023-244662024-25439
Students enrolled at Cary Woods Elementary School by school year2022-23: 520, 2023-24: 466, 2024-25: 43902004006002022-235202023-244662024-25439
Students enrolled at Cary Woods Elementary School by school year2022-23: 520, 2023-24: 466, 2024-25: 43902004006002022-235202023-244662024-25439
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352026.020.0
2023-2446630.015.5
2024-2543930.014.6

14.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 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; This school 14.6; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 14.6; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 14.6; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 14.6; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state 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 493 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cary Woods Elementary School enrolled 493 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 493 of the 493 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions12
  • Chronically absent11.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.7% of students were White, 20.5% Black, 17.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White43.7%
  2. Black20.5%
  3. Hispanic17.3%
  4. Asian11.2%
  5. Two or more races6.6%
  6. Pacific Islander0.7%

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 Auburn

9 public elementary schools in Auburn report 2024-25 enrollment; Cary Woods Elementary School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ogletree Elementary School52318.232.1%
Auburn Early Education Center49217.341.5%
Pick Elementary School46416.136.2%
Creekside Elementary School45815.028.2%
Cary Woods Elementary School43914.637.8%
Richland Elementary School42616.433.3%
Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School39615.333.1%
Wrights Mill Road Elementary School38814.530.9%

All public schools in Auburn →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Cary Woods Elementary School

  1. Pick Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 464 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Richland Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 426 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Cary Woods Elementary School with Pick Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Auburn City Schools spends per student$12,136 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,136
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaCary Woods Elementary School is the number 385 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#385 of 693
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 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 Cary Woods Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Cary Woods Elementary School?
    439 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 520 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Auburn, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cary Woods Elementary School?
    14.6 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 Cary Woods Elementary School a Title I school?
    Cary Woods Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Cary Woods Elementary School in?
    Auburn City Schools, NCES district ID 0100210. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010021000039 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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