Edwin A Alderman Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Wilmington, North Carolina
Edwin A Alderman Elementary in Wilmington, North Carolina enrolled 255 students in 2024-25 with 22.3 full-time teachers, 11.5 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 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
291 students in 2022-23, 274 students in 2023-24, 255 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.8 to 22.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 291 | 24.8 | 11.7 |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 23.7 | 11.6 |
| 2024-25 | 255 | 22.3 | 11.5 |
11.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 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 280 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Edwin A Alderman Elementary enrolled 280 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 280 of the 280 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent30.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
42.4% of students were White, 34.9% Black, 12.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White42.4%
- Black34.9%
- Hispanic12.5%
- Two or more races7.1%
- Asian3.1%
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 Wilmington
29 public elementary schools in Wilmington report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porters Neck Elementary | 666 | 16.0 | 20.7% |
| Ogden Elementary | 619 | 15.9 | 16.3% |
| Murrayville Elementary | 573 | 14.2 | 99.5% |
| Masonboro Elementary | 564 | 16.0 | 19.3% |
| Heyward C Bellamy Elementary | 533 | 15.1 | 37.0% |
| The International School at Gregory | 514 | 13.8 | 99.4% |
| Edwin A Anderson Elementary | 514 | 13.2 | 43.0% |
| Wrightsboro Elementary | 502 | 14.9 | 98.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Edwin A Alderman Elementary
- Wilmington School of the ArtsThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 297 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Lake Forest AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 45 students, 3.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Compare Edwin A Alderman Elementary with Wilmington School of the ArtsStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much New Hanover County Schools spends per student$13,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,808
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaEdwin A Alderman Elementary is the number 1,264 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,264 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.11.5:1
- 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 Edwin A Alderman Elementary
How many students attend Edwin A Alderman Elementary?
255 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 291 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wilmington, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Edwin A Alderman Elementary?
11.5 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 Edwin A Alderman Elementary a Title I school?
Edwin A Alderman Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Edwin A Alderman Elementary in?
New Hanover County Schools, NCES district ID 3703330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370333001371 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.