Ellerbe Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Ellerbe, North Carolina

Ellerbe Middle in Ellerbe, North Carolina enrolled 182 students in 2024-25 with 13.9 full-time teachers, 13.1 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).

Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

212 students in 2022-23, 202 students in 2023-24, 182 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.2 to 13.9.

Students enrolled at Ellerbe Middle by school year2022-23: 212, 2023-24: 202, 2024-25: 18201002003002022-232122023-242022024-25182
Students enrolled at Ellerbe Middle by school year2022-23: 212, 2023-24: 202, 2024-25: 18201002003002022-232122023-242022024-25182
Students enrolled at Ellerbe Middle by school year2022-23: 212, 2023-24: 202, 2024-25: 18201002003002022-232122023-242022024-25182
Students enrolled at Ellerbe Middle by school year2022-23: 212, 2023-24: 202, 2024-25: 18201002003002022-232122023-242022024-25182
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2321215.214.0
2023-2420216.512.2
2024-2518213.913.1

13.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 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; Ellerbe Middle 13.1; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherEllerbe Middle 13.1state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Ellerbe Middle 13.1; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherEllerbe Middle 13.1state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Ellerbe Middle 13.1; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherEllerbe Middle 13.1state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Ellerbe Middle 13.1; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherEllerbe Middle 13.1state 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 212 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ellerbe Middle enrolled 212 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 21 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 212 of the 212 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions21
  • Chronically absent19.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

35.2% of students were White, 28.6% Hispanic, 22.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White35.2%
  2. Hispanic28.6%
  3. Black22.0%
  4. Two or more races9.9%
  5. American Indian2.7%
  6. Asian1.6%

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 Ellerbe Middle

  1. Rockingham MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 8.9 miles away: 606 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).8.9 mi
  2. Cordova MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 233 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare Ellerbe Middle with Rockingham MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Richmond County Schools spends per student$12,661 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,661
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaEllerbe Middle is the number 455 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#455 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.13.1:1
  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 Ellerbe Middle

  1. How many students attend Ellerbe Middle?
    182 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 212 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Ellerbe, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ellerbe Middle?
    13.1 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 Ellerbe Middle a Title I school?
    Ellerbe Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Ellerbe Middle in?
    Richmond County Schools, NCES district ID 3703870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370387001549 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