Coats-Erwin Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Dunn, North Carolina
Coats-Erwin Middle in Dunn, North Carolina enrolled 589 students in 2024-25 with 37.4 full-time teachers, 15.7 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). On the state tests, 32-36% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
606 students in 2022-23, 609 students in 2023-24, 589 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.0 to 37.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 606 | 34.0 | 17.8 |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 35.5 | 17.2 |
| 2024-25 | 589 | 37.4 | 15.7 |
15.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 58 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 312 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Coats-Erwin Middle enrolled 623 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 113 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 312 of the 623 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions113
- Chronically absent45.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
41.8% of students were White, 35.7% Hispanic, 17.7% Black in 2024-25.
- White41.8%
- Hispanic35.7%
- Black17.7%
- Two or more races4.1%
- American Indian0.7%
- 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.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at Coats-Erwin Middle scored proficient or above: 32-36% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 32‑36% | 37% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Dunn
3 public middle schools in Dunn report 2024-25 enrollment; Coats-Erwin Middle is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coats-Erwin Middle | 589 | 15.7 | 98.5% |
| Midway Middle | 584 | 18.3 | 97.1% |
| Dunn Middle | 388 | 13.8 | 99.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Coats-Erwin Middle
- Dunn MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 3.8 miles away: 388 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
- Midway MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 16 miles away: 584 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
- Compare Coats-Erwin Middle with Dunn MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Harnett County Schools spends per student$10,877 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,877
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaCoats-Erwin Middle is the number 238 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#238 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.15.7:1
- 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 Coats-Erwin Middle
How many students attend Coats-Erwin Middle?
589 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 606 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Dunn, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Coats-Erwin Middle?
15.7 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 Coats-Erwin Middle a Title I school?
Coats-Erwin Middle 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).How do students at Coats-Erwin Middle do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Coats-Erwin Middle scored proficient or above: 32-36% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Coats-Erwin Middle in?
Harnett County Schools, NCES district ID 3702010. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370201002456 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.