Chase Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Forest City, North Carolina

Chase Middle School in Forest City, North Carolina enrolled 484 students in 2024-25 with 26.6 full-time teachers, 18.2 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).

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 25%

501 students in 2022-23, 481 students in 2023-24, 484 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.4 to 26.6.

Students enrolled at Chase Middle School by school year2022-23: 501, 2023-24: 481, 2024-25: 48402004006002022-235012023-244812024-25484
Students enrolled at Chase Middle School by school year2022-23: 501, 2023-24: 481, 2024-25: 48402004006002022-235012023-244812024-25484
Students enrolled at Chase Middle School by school year2022-23: 501, 2023-24: 481, 2024-25: 48402004006002022-235012023-244812024-25484
Students enrolled at Chase Middle School by school year2022-23: 501, 2023-24: 481, 2024-25: 48402004006002022-235012023-244812024-25484
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2350135.414.2
2023-2448127.517.5
2024-2548426.618.2

18.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 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; Chase Middle School 18.2; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherChase Middle School 18.2state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Chase Middle School 18.2; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherChase Middle School 18.2state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Chase Middle School 18.2; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherChase Middle School 18.2state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Chase Middle School 18.2; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherChase Middle School 18.2state 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 516 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Chase Middle School enrolled 516 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 92 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 516 of the 516 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions92
  • Chronically absent38.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

69.8% of students were White, 16.5% Hispanic, 7.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White69.8%
  2. Hispanic16.5%
  3. Two or more races7.4%
  4. Black6.2%

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.

What to look at next about Chase Middle School

  1. East Rutherford Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 6.4 miles away: 533 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.4 mi
  2. Burns MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 20 miles away: 744 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).20 mi
  3. Compare Chase Middle School with East Rutherford Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rutherford County Schools spends per student$14,515 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,515
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaChase Middle School is the number 314 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#314 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher18.2 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.18.2:1
  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 Chase Middle School

  1. How many students attend Chase Middle School?
    484 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 501 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Forest City, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Chase Middle School?
    18.2 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 Chase Middle School a Title I school?
    Chase 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).
  4. What district is Chase Middle School in?
    Rutherford County Schools, NCES district ID 3704080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370408001283 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