Dillard Drive Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Raleigh, North Carolina
Dillard Drive Middle in Raleigh, North Carolina enrolled 977 students in 2024-25 with 66.3 full-time teachers, 14.7 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%
970 students in 2022-23, 937 students in 2023-24, 977 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 65.5 to 66.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 970 | 65.5 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 937 | 67.5 | 13.9 |
| 2024-25 | 977 | 66.3 | 14.7 |
14.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 75 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 333 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dillard Drive Middle enrolled 999 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 277 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 333 of the 999 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions277
- Chronically absent24.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
39.0% of students were White, 28.5% Hispanic, 24.7% Black in 2024-25.
- White39.0%
- Hispanic28.5%
- Black24.7%
- Asian4.6%
- Two or more races3.2%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 Raleigh
18 public middle schools in Raleigh report 2024-25 enrollment; Dillard Drive Middle is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Millbrook Middle | 1,164 | 17.2 | 30.0% |
| Oberlin Middle | 1,049 | 15.1 | 28.7% |
| Martin Middle | 1,011 | 16.7 | 28.3% |
| River Bend Middle | 995 | 16.0 | 99.7% |
| Dillard Drive Middle | 977 | 14.7 | 48.1% |
| Ligon Middle | 959 | 15.2 | 32.5% |
| Carnage Middle | 924 | 15.0 | 28.9% |
| Carroll Middle | 898 | 14.8 | 57.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dillard Drive Middle
- Connections AcademyThe nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 8 students (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Centennial Campus MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.0 miles away: 477 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare Dillard Drive Middle with Connections AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wake County Public School System spends per student$11,691 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,691
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaDillard Drive Middle is the number 47 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#47 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.14.7:1
- 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 Dillard Drive Middle
How many students attend Dillard Drive Middle?
977 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 970 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Raleigh, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dillard Drive Middle?
14.7 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 Dillard Drive Middle a Title I school?
Dillard Drive 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).What district is Dillard Drive Middle in?
Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472002488 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.