Dudley Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Bluefield, Virginia

Dudley Primary in Bluefield, Virginia enrolled 208 students in 2024-25 with 15.7 full-time teachers, 13.3 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 42% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 25%

357 students in 2022-23, 242 students in 2023-24, 208 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 15.7.

Students enrolled at Dudley Primary by school year2022-23: 357, 2023-24: 242, 2024-25: 20801002003004002022-233572023-242422024-25208
Students enrolled at Dudley Primary by school year2022-23: 357, 2023-24: 242, 2024-25: 20801002003004002022-233572023-242422024-25208
Students enrolled at Dudley Primary by school year2022-23: 357, 2023-24: 242, 2024-25: 20801002003004002022-233572023-242422024-25208
Students enrolled at Dudley Primary by school year2022-23: 357, 2023-24: 242, 2024-25: 20801002003004002022-233572023-242422024-25208
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335721.017.0
2023-2424214.916.2
2024-2520815.713.3

13.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools

Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; 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, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Dudley Primary 13.3; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherDudley Primary 13.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Dudley Primary 13.3; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherDudley Primary 13.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Dudley Primary 13.3; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherDudley Primary 13.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Dudley Primary 13.3; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherDudley Primary 13.3state median 13.9U.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 680 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dudley Primary enrolled 340 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 680 of the 340 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent33.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.3% of students were White, 2.9% Black, 2.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White91.3%
  2. Black2.9%
  3. Two or more races2.9%
  4. Hispanic1.9%
  5. Asian1.0%

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 Bluefield

3 public elementary schools in Bluefield report 2024-25 enrollment; Dudley Primary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Graham Intermediate40415.289.4%
Dudley Primary20813.388.0%
Abb's Valley-Boissevain Elementary14413.989.6%

All public schools in Bluefield →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Dudley Primary

  1. Graham IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 404 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Abb's Valley-Boissevain ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.5 miles away: 144 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).5.5 mi
  3. Compare Dudley Primary with Graham IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Tazewell County Public Schools spends per student$13,165 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,165
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaDudley Primary is the number 1,076 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,076 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 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 Dudley Primary

  1. How many students attend Dudley Primary?
    208 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 357 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bluefield, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Dudley Primary?
    13.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Dudley Primary a Title I school?
    Dudley Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Dudley Primary in?
    Tazewell County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5103810. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510381001650 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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