China Grove Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · China Grove, North Carolina

China Grove Elementary in China Grove, North Carolina enrolled 592 students in 2024-25 with 31.9 full-time teachers, 18.6 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

618 students in 2022-23, 636 students in 2023-24, 592 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.0 to 31.9.

Students enrolled at China Grove Elementary by school year2022-23: 618, 2023-24: 636, 2024-25: 59202004006008002022-236182023-246362024-25592
Students enrolled at China Grove Elementary by school year2022-23: 618, 2023-24: 636, 2024-25: 59202004006008002022-236182023-246362024-25592
Students enrolled at China Grove Elementary by school year2022-23: 618, 2023-24: 636, 2024-25: 59202004006008002022-236182023-246362024-25592
Students enrolled at China Grove Elementary by school year2022-23: 618, 2023-24: 636, 2024-25: 59202004006008002022-236182023-246362024-25592
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2361833.018.7
2023-2463638.316.6
2024-2559231.918.6

18.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; 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, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; China Grove Elementary 18.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChina Grove Elementary 18.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; China Grove Elementary 18.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChina Grove Elementary 18.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; China Grove Elementary 18.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChina Grove Elementary 18.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; China Grove Elementary 18.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChina Grove Elementary 18.6state median 14.7U.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 519 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection China Grove Elementary enrolled 519 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 519 of the 519 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions19
  • Chronically absent25.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

55.1% of students were White, 29.1% Hispanic, 7.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White55.1%
  2. Hispanic29.1%
  3. Black7.9%
  4. Two or more races7.8%
  5. Asian0.2%

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.

Elementary schools in China Grove

3 public elementary schools in China Grove report 2024-25 enrollment; China Grove Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
China Grove Elementary59218.699.5%
Millbridge Elementary54715.599.5%
Bostian Elementary34215.699.1%

All public schools in China Grove →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about China Grove Elementary

  1. Landis ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 613 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. Bostian ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.9 miles away: 342 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
  3. Compare China Grove Elementary with Landis ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rowan-Salisbury School System spends per student$12,141 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,141
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaChina Grove Elementary is the number 362 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#362 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher18.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.18.6:1
  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 China Grove Elementary

  1. How many students attend China Grove Elementary?
    592 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 618 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in China Grove, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at China Grove Elementary?
    18.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is China Grove Elementary a Title I school?
    China Grove Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is China Grove Elementary in?
    Rowan-Salisbury School System, NCES district ID 3704050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370405001612 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