Central Wilkes Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Moravian Falls, North Carolina
Central Wilkes Middle School in Moravian Falls, North Carolina enrolled 564 students in 2024-25 with 38.5 full-time teachers, 14.6 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 fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
576 students in 2022-23, 569 students in 2023-24, 564 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.4 to 38.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 576 | 36.4 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 35.6 | 16.0 |
| 2024-25 | 564 | 38.5 | 14.6 |
14.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 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.
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 319 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central Wilkes Middle School enrolled 637 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 110 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 319 of the 637 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions110
- Chronically absent28.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
52.5% of students were White, 27.1% Hispanic, 13.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White52.5%
- Hispanic27.1%
- Two or more races13.1%
- Black6.4%
- Asian0.9%
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 Wilkes Middle School
- West Wilkes Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 6.3 miles away: 450 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.3 mi
- North Wilkes Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 484 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Central Wilkes Middle School with West Wilkes Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wilkes County Schools spends per student$12,150 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,150
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaCentral Wilkes Middle School is the number 255 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#255 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.14.6:1
- 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 Wilkes Middle School
How many students attend Central Wilkes Middle School?
564 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 576 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Moravian Falls, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Wilkes Middle School?
14.6 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.Is Central Wilkes Middle School a Title I school?
Central Wilkes Middle School 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).What district is Central Wilkes Middle School in?
Wilkes County Schools, NCES district ID 3704950. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370495002072 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.