Charles H Darden Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Wilson, North Carolina
Charles H Darden Middle in Wilson, North Carolina enrolled 378 students in 2024-25 with 27.7 full-time teachers, 13.6 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. 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 fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
441 students in 2022-23, 389 students in 2023-24, 378 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.7 to 27.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 441 | 26.7 | 16.5 |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 23.8 | 16.3 |
| 2024-25 | 378 | 27.7 | 13.6 |
13.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 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 318 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Charles H Darden Middle enrolled 318 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 150 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 318 of the 318 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions150
- Chronically absent27.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
64.0% of students were Black, 30.7% Hispanic, 2.6% White in 2024-25.
- Black64.0%
- Hispanic30.7%
- White2.6%
- Two or more races2.4%
- Asian0.3%
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.
Middle schools in Wilson
2 public middle schools in Wilson report 2024-25 enrollment; Charles H Darden Middle is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hills Middle | 654 | 18.3 | 99.5% |
| Charles H Darden Middle | 378 | 13.6 | 99.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Charles H Darden Middle
- Forest Hills MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 3.9 miles away: 654 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
- Elm City MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 6.3 miles away: 399 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.3 mi
- Compare Charles H Darden Middle with Forest Hills MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wilson County Schools spends per student$12,450 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,450
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaCharles H Darden Middle is the number 392 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#392 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.13.6:1
- 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 Charles H Darden Middle
How many students attend Charles H Darden Middle?
378 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 441 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Wilson, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Charles H Darden Middle?
13.6 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 Charles H Darden Middle a Title I school?
Charles H Darden Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Charles H Darden Middle in?
Wilson County Schools, NCES district ID 3705020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370502002061 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.