Edgewood Elementary
Public elementary school, grades 3 to 5 · Whiteville, North Carolina
Edgewood Elementary in Whiteville, North Carolina enrolled 450 students in 2024-25 with 27.1 full-time teachers, 16.6 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 23%
454 students in 2022-23, 440 students in 2023-24, 450 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.0 to 27.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 454 | 35.0 | 13.0 |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 33.0 | 13.3 |
| 2024-25 | 450 | 27.1 | 16.6 |
16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 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 438 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Edgewood Elementary enrolled 438 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 84 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 438 of the 438 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions84
- Chronically absent17.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
40.7% of students were White, 37.1% Black, 13.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White40.7%
- Black37.1%
- Hispanic13.1%
- Two or more races8.4%
- American Indian0.4%
- Asian0.2%
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 Whiteville
5 public elementary schools in Whiteville report 2024-25 enrollment; Edgewood Elementary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville | 842 | 44.7 | 90.4% |
| Williams Township | 659 | 15.0 | 99.5% |
| Whiteville Primary | 486 | 17.5 | 99.0% |
| Edgewood Elementary | 450 | 16.6 | 99.3% |
| Old Dock Elementary | 265 | 13.3 | 98.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Edgewood Elementary
- Whiteville PrimaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 486 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Classical Charter Schools of WhitevilleThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.6 miles away: 842 students, 44.7 per teacher (2024-25).6.6 mi
- Compare Edgewood Elementary with Whiteville PrimaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Whiteville City Schools spends per student$14,346 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,346
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaEdgewood Elementary is the number 744 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#744 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.16.6:1
- 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 Edgewood Elementary
How many students attend Edgewood Elementary?
450 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 454 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Whiteville, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Edgewood Elementary?
16.6 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 Edgewood Elementary a Title I school?
Edgewood Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Edgewood Elementary in?
Whiteville City Schools, NCES district ID 3704920. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370492001968 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.