Clarke Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Henderson, North Carolina
Clarke Elementary in Henderson, North Carolina enrolled 364 students in 2024-25 with 22.0 full-time teachers, 16.6 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
337 students in 2022-23, 369 students in 2023-24, 364 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.9 to 22.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 337 | 19.9 | 17.0 |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 21.5 | 17.2 |
| 2024-25 | 364 | 22.0 | 16.6 |
16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 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.
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 316 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Clarke Elementary enrolled 237 students and had 0.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 59 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.8, one per 316 of the 237 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions59
- Chronically absent41.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
68.7% of students were Black, 18.7% Hispanic, 7.1% White in 2024-25.
- Black68.7%
- Hispanic18.7%
- White7.1%
- Two or more races4.7%
- Asian0.8%
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 Henderson
9 public elementary schools in Henderson report 2024-25 enrollment; Clarke Elementary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dabney Elementary | 385 | 16.8 | 97.7% |
| Aycock Elementary | 376 | 16.5 | 99.2% |
| Clarke Elementary | 364 | 16.6 | 99.2% |
| E M Rollins Elementary | 322 | 13.4 | 99.1% |
| Pinkston Street Elementary | 262 | 14.5 | 98.9% |
| L B Yancey Elementary | 186 | 15.4 | 98.4% |
| E O Young Jr Elementary | 174 | 12.9 | 93.7% |
| Carver Elementary | 134 | 14.5 | 96.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Clarke Elementary
- Aycock ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 376 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Pinkston Street ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 262 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare Clarke Elementary with Aycock ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Vance County Public Schools spends per student$14,592 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,592
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaClarke Elementary is the number 1,002 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,002 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.16.6:1
- 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 Clarke Elementary
How many students attend Clarke Elementary?
364 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 337 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Henderson, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Clarke Elementary?
16.6 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.Is Clarke Elementary a Title I school?
Clarke Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Clarke Elementary in?
Vance County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3704650. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370465003169 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.