Forbush Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · East Bend, North Carolina
Forbush Middle in East Bend, North Carolina enrolled 598 students in 2024-25 with 35.3 full-time teachers, 16.9 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
628 students in 2022-23, 611 students in 2023-24, 598 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.9 to 35.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 628 | 33.9 | 18.5 |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 33.9 | 18.0 |
| 2024-25 | 598 | 35.3 | 16.9 |
16.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 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 647 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Forbush Middle enrolled 647 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 74 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 647 of the 647 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions74
- Chronically absent26.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
63.4% of students were White, 32.4% Hispanic, 1.8% Black in 2024-25.
- White63.4%
- Hispanic32.4%
- Black1.8%
- Two or more races1.8%
- Asian0.5%
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 Forbush Middle
- Lewisville MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 8.9 miles away: 888 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).8.9 mi
- North Davie MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 444 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Forbush Middle with Lewisville MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Yadkin County Schools spends per student$12,043 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,043
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaForbush Middle is the number 231 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#231 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.16.9:1
- 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 Forbush Middle
How many students attend Forbush Middle?
598 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 628 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in East Bend, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Forbush Middle?
16.9 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 Forbush Middle a Title I school?
Forbush Middle 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 Forbush Middle in?
Yadkin County Schools, NCES district ID 3705040. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370504003098 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.