Cuthbertson Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Waxhaw, North Carolina

Cuthbertson Middle in Waxhaw, North Carolina enrolled 1,323 students in 2024-25 with 59.0 full-time teachers, 22.4 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was not a Title I school 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 fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

1,344 students in 2022-23, 1,347 students in 2023-24, 1,323 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 59.4 to 59.0.

Students enrolled at Cuthbertson Middle by school year2022-23: 1,344, 2023-24: 1,347, 2024-25: 1,32305001k1.5k2022-231,3442023-241,3472024-251,323
Students enrolled at Cuthbertson Middle by school year2022-23: 1,344, 2023-24: 1,347, 2024-25: 1,32305001k1.5k2022-231,3442023-241,3472024-251,323
Students enrolled at Cuthbertson Middle by school year2022-23: 1,344, 2023-24: 1,347, 2024-25: 1,32305001k1.5k2022-231,3442023-241,3472024-251,323
Students enrolled at Cuthbertson Middle by school year2022-23: 1,344, 2023-24: 1,347, 2024-25: 1,32305001k1.5k2022-231,3442023-241,3472024-251,323
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,34459.422.6
2023-241,34760.522.3
2024-251,32359.022.4

22.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 100 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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Cuthbertson Middle 22.4; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherCuthbertson Middle 22.4state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Cuthbertson Middle 22.4; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherCuthbertson Middle 22.4state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Cuthbertson Middle 22.4; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherCuthbertson Middle 22.4state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Cuthbertson Middle 22.4; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherCuthbertson Middle 22.4state median 16.2U.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 452 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cuthbertson Middle enrolled 1,357 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 41 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 452 of the 1,357 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions41
  • Chronically absent16.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

66.1% of students were White, 13.3% Asian, 9.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White66.1%
  2. Asian13.3%
  3. Hispanic9.4%
  4. Black5.9%
  5. Two or more races5.0%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%
  7. American Indian0.1%

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.

Middle schools in Waxhaw

2 public middle schools in Waxhaw report 2024-25 enrollment; Cuthbertson Middle is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Cuthbertson Middle1,32322.410.8%
Marvin Ridge Middle1,27720.04.2%

All public schools in Waxhaw →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Cuthbertson Middle

  1. Weddington MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.4 miles away: 1,324 students, 20.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  2. Marvin Ridge MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 1,277 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Cuthbertson Middle with Weddington MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Union County Public Schools spends per student$11,340 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,340
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaCuthbertson Middle is the number 9 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#9 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher22.4 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.22.4:1
  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 Cuthbertson Middle

  1. How many students attend Cuthbertson Middle?
    1,323 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,344 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Waxhaw, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cuthbertson Middle?
    22.4 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.
  3. Is Cuthbertson Middle a Title I school?
    Cuthbertson Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Cuthbertson Middle in?
    Union County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3704620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370462003095 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.

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