E B Frink Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · La Grange, North Carolina

E B Frink Middle in La Grange, North Carolina enrolled 488 students in 2024-25 with 32.4 full-time teachers, 15.1 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).

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

Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

540 students in 2022-23, 528 students in 2023-24, 488 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.0 to 32.4.

Students enrolled at E B Frink Middle by school year2022-23: 540, 2023-24: 528, 2024-25: 48802004006002022-235402023-245282024-25488
Students enrolled at E B Frink Middle by school year2022-23: 540, 2023-24: 528, 2024-25: 48802004006002022-235402023-245282024-25488
Students enrolled at E B Frink Middle by school year2022-23: 540, 2023-24: 528, 2024-25: 48802004006002022-235402023-245282024-25488
Students enrolled at E B Frink Middle by school year2022-23: 540, 2023-24: 528, 2024-25: 48802004006002022-235402023-245282024-25488
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2354033.016.4
2023-2452833.715.7
2024-2548832.415.1

15.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 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; E B Frink Middle 15.1; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherE B Frink Middle 15.1state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; E B Frink Middle 15.1; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherE B Frink Middle 15.1state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; E B Frink Middle 15.1; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherE B Frink Middle 15.1state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; E B Frink Middle 15.1; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherE B Frink Middle 15.1state 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 257 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection E B Frink Middle enrolled 513 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 112 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 257 of the 513 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions112
  • Chronically absent38.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

41.8% of students were Black, 32.8% White, 19.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black41.8%
  2. White32.8%
  3. Hispanic19.7%
  4. Two or more races5.3%
  5. Asian0.4%

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.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at E B Frink Middle scored proficient or above: 45-49% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math45‑49%38%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about E B Frink Middle

  1. Spring Creek MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 8.1 miles away: 571 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).8.1 mi
  2. Rochelle MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 14 miles away: 517 students, 20.1 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare E B Frink Middle with Spring Creek MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lenoir County Public Schools spends per student$12,902 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,902
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaE B Frink Middle is the number 311 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#311 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.1 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.15.1:1
  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 E B Frink Middle

  1. How many students attend E B Frink Middle?
    488 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 540 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in La Grange, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at E B Frink Middle?
    15.1 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 E B Frink Middle a Title I school?
    E B Frink Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at E B Frink Middle do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at E B Frink Middle scored proficient or above: 45-49% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is E B Frink Middle in?
    Lenoir County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3702610. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370261001088 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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