Dole Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Salisbury, North Carolina
Dole Elementary in Salisbury, North Carolina enrolled 388 students in 2024-25 with 24.9 full-time teachers, 15.6 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 fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%
414 students in 2022-23, 396 students in 2023-24, 388 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.1 to 24.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 414 | 29.1 | 14.2 |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 28.8 | 13.8 |
| 2024-25 | 388 | 24.9 | 15.6 |
15.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 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 371 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dole Elementary enrolled 371 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 100 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 371 of the 371 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions100
- Chronically absent41.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
35.6% of students were Black, 30.9% Hispanic, 22.4% White in 2024-25.
- Black35.6%
- Hispanic30.9%
- White22.4%
- Two or more races8.2%
- Asian2.3%
- American Indian0.5%
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 Salisbury
7 public elementary schools in Salisbury report 2024-25 enrollment; Dole Elementary is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Quarry Elementary | 586 | 20.0 | 99.5% |
| Knollwood Elementary | 585 | 18.8 | 99.5% |
| Koontz Elementary | 554 | 14.7 | 92.8% |
| Isenberg Elementary | 509 | 15.0 | 95.3% |
| Hurley Elementary | 466 | 14.8 | 99.4% |
| Dole Elementary | 388 | 15.6 | 99.2% |
| Overton Elementary | 237 | 15.3 | 92.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dole Elementary
- North Rowan ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 405 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Overton ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.1 miles away: 237 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Compare Dole Elementary with North Rowan ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rowan-Salisbury School System spends per student$12,141 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,141
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaDole Elementary is the number 931 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#931 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.15.6:1
- 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 Dole Elementary
How many students attend Dole Elementary?
388 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 414 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Salisbury, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dole Elementary?
15.6 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 Dole Elementary a Title I school?
Dole Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Dole Elementary in?
Rowan-Salisbury School System, NCES district ID 3704050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370405002251 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.