East Wilkes Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Ronda, North Carolina
East Wilkes Middle School in Ronda, North Carolina enrolled 346 students in 2024-25 with 25.3 full-time teachers, 13.7 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 fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
375 students in 2022-23, 361 students in 2023-24, 346 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.3 to 25.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 375 | 25.3 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 23.3 | 15.5 |
| 2024-25 | 346 | 25.3 | 13.7 |
13.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 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 393 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection East Wilkes Middle School enrolled 393 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 393 of the 393 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions25
- Chronically absent26.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
82.4% of students were White, 11.3% Hispanic, 5.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White82.4%
- Hispanic11.3%
- Two or more races5.8%
- Black0.6%
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.
What to look at next about East Wilkes Middle School
- Elkin MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 4.0 miles away: 193 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
- North Wilkes Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 484 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare East Wilkes Middle School with Elkin MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wilkes County Schools spends per student$12,150 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,150
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaEast Wilkes Middle School is the number 405 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#405 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.13.7:1
- 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 East Wilkes Middle School
How many students attend East Wilkes Middle School?
346 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 375 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Ronda, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at East Wilkes Middle School?
13.7 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 East Wilkes Middle School a Title I school?
East Wilkes Middle School 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 East Wilkes Middle School in?
Wilkes County Schools, NCES district ID 3704950. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370495002655 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.