College Park Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Wilmington, North Carolina

College Park Elementary in Wilmington, North Carolina enrolled 470 students in 2024-25 with 35.4 full-time teachers, 13.3 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 rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

457 students in 2022-23, 444 students in 2023-24, 470 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.3 to 35.4.

Students enrolled at College Park Elementary by school year2022-23: 457, 2023-24: 444, 2024-25: 47002004006002022-234572023-244442024-25470
Students enrolled at College Park Elementary by school year2022-23: 457, 2023-24: 444, 2024-25: 47002004006002022-234572023-244442024-25470
Students enrolled at College Park Elementary by school year2022-23: 457, 2023-24: 444, 2024-25: 47002004006002022-234572023-244442024-25470
Students enrolled at College Park Elementary by school year2022-23: 457, 2023-24: 444, 2024-25: 47002004006002022-234572023-244442024-25470
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2345736.312.6
2023-2444438.711.5
2024-2547035.413.3

13.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 78 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; This school 13.3; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.3state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 13.3; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.3state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 13.3; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.3state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 13.3; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.3state 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 223 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection College Park Elementary enrolled 446 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 223 of the 446 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent40.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

37.2% of students were Black, 32.6% Hispanic, 19.8% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black37.2%
  2. Hispanic32.6%
  3. White19.8%
  4. Two or more races7.7%
  5. Asian2.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%

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 Wilmington

29 public elementary schools in Wilmington report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Porters Neck Elementary66616.020.7%
Ogden Elementary61915.916.3%
Murrayville Elementary57314.299.5%
Masonboro Elementary56416.019.3%
Heyward C Bellamy Elementary53315.137.0%
The International School at Gregory51413.899.4%
Edwin A Anderson Elementary51413.243.0%
Wrightsboro Elementary50214.998.4%

All public schools in Wilmington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about College Park Elementary

  1. Wilmington Preparatory AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 91 students, 7.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. John J Blair ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 451 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare College Park Elementary with Wilmington Preparatory AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much New Hanover County Schools spends per student$13,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,808
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaCollege Park Elementary is the number 688 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#688 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.3:1
  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 College Park Elementary

  1. How many students attend College Park Elementary?
    470 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 457 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wilmington, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at College Park Elementary?
    13.3 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 College Park Elementary a Title I school?
    College Park Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is College Park Elementary in?
    New Hanover County Schools, NCES district ID 3703330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370333001369 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