Central Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Dobson, North Carolina

Central Middle in Dobson, North Carolina enrolled 502 students in 2024-25 with 30.9 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; 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 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

490 students in 2022-23, 484 students in 2023-24, 502 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.1 to 30.9.

Students enrolled at Central Middle by school year2022-23: 490, 2023-24: 484, 2024-25: 50202004006002022-234902023-244842024-25502
Students enrolled at Central Middle by school year2022-23: 490, 2023-24: 484, 2024-25: 50202004006002022-234902023-244842024-25502
Students enrolled at Central Middle by school year2022-23: 490, 2023-24: 484, 2024-25: 50202004006002022-234902023-244842024-25502
Students enrolled at Central Middle by school year2022-23: 490, 2023-24: 484, 2024-25: 50202004006002022-234902023-244842024-25502
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349035.114.0
2023-2448433.314.6
2024-2550230.916.2

16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools

Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Central Middle 16.2; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherCentral Middle 16.2state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Central Middle 16.2; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherCentral Middle 16.2state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Central Middle 16.2; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherCentral Middle 16.2state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Central Middle 16.2; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherCentral Middle 16.2state median 16.2U.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 524 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central Middle enrolled 524 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 51 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 524 of the 524 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions51
  • Chronically absent22.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

56.2% of students were White, 39.6% Hispanic, 2.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White56.2%
  2. Hispanic39.6%
  3. Two or more races2.4%
  4. Asian0.8%
  5. Black0.6%
  6. American Indian0.4%

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 Central Middle

  1. Meadowview Magnet MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 7.4 miles away: 318 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).7.4 mi
  2. J Sam Gentry MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 8.4 miles away: 320 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).8.4 mi
  3. Compare Central Middle with Meadowview Magnet MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Surry County Schools spends per student$12,301 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,301
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaCentral Middle is the number 299 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#299 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.16.2:1
  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 Central Middle

  1. How many students attend Central Middle?
    502 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 490 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Dobson, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Middle?
    16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Central Middle a Title I school?
    Central Middle 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 Central Middle in?
    Surry County Schools, NCES district ID 3704410. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370441002279 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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