Coopers Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Elm City, North Carolina
Coopers Elementary in Elm City, North Carolina enrolled 591 students in 2024-25 with 33.0 full-time teachers, 17.9 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 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
585 students in 2022-23, 618 students in 2023-24, 591 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.5 to 33.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 585 | 34.5 | 17.0 |
| 2023-24 | 618 | 36.5 | 16.9 |
| 2024-25 | 591 | 33.0 | 17.9 |
17.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 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 528 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Coopers Elementary enrolled 528 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 23 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 528 of the 528 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions23
- Chronically absent21.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
60.9% of students were White, 20.3% Black, 13.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White60.9%
- Black20.3%
- Hispanic13.4%
- Two or more races4.1%
- Asian1.2%
- American Indian0.2%
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 Elm City
3 public elementary schools in Elm City report 2024-25 enrollment; Coopers Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coopers Elementary | 591 | 17.9 | 99.5% |
| Frederick Douglass Elementary | 339 | 15.1 | 98.5% |
| Gardners Elementary | 280 | 15.5 | 98.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Coopers Elementary
- Nashville ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 6.0 miles away: 593 students, 19.7 per teacher (2024-25).6.0 mi
- Frederick Douglass ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.9 miles away: 339 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).6.9 mi
- Compare Coopers Elementary with Nashville ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Nash County Public Schools spends per student$12,350 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,350
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaCoopers Elementary is the number 366 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#366 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher17.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.17.9:1
- 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 Coopers Elementary
How many students attend Coopers Elementary?
591 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 585 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Elm City, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Coopers Elementary?
17.9 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 Coopers Elementary a Title I school?
Coopers Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Coopers Elementary in?
Nash County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3703270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370327001346 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.