Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Forest City, North Carolina

Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School in Forest City, North Carolina enrolled 459 students in 2024-25 with 24.9 full-time teachers, 18.4 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 32%

479 students in 2022-23, 487 students in 2023-24, 459 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.8 to 24.9.

Students enrolled at Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School by school year2022-23: 479, 2023-24: 487, 2024-25: 45902004006002022-234792023-244872024-25459
Students enrolled at Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School by school year2022-23: 479, 2023-24: 487, 2024-25: 45902004006002022-234792023-244872024-25459
Students enrolled at Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School by school year2022-23: 479, 2023-24: 487, 2024-25: 45902004006002022-234792023-244872024-25459
Students enrolled at Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School by school year2022-23: 479, 2023-24: 487, 2024-25: 45902004006002022-234792023-244872024-25459
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347936.813.0
2023-2448731.915.3
2024-2545924.918.4

18.4 students per teacher, a higher 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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 18.4; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.4state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 18.4; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.4state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 18.4; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.4state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 18.4; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.4state median 14.7U.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 437 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School enrolled 437 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 437 of the 437 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions27
  • Chronically absent26.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

35.1% of students were Black, 30.5% White, 19.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black35.1%
  2. White30.5%
  3. Hispanic19.4%
  4. Two or more races13.3%
  5. Asian1.7%

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 Forest City

4 public elementary schools in Forest City report 2024-25 enrollment; Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School46019.398.3%
Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School45918.498.3%
Harris Elementary School43416.195.9%
Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School23117.698.7%

All public schools in Forest City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School

  1. Forrest W. Hunt Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 3.4 miles away: 460 students, 19.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
  2. Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.9 miles away: 231 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.9 mi
  3. Compare Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School with Forrest W. Hunt Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rutherford County Schools spends per student$14,515 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,515
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaForest City-Dunbar Elementary School is the number 718 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#718 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher18.4 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.18.4:1
  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 Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School?
    459 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 479 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Forest City, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School?
    18.4 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.
  3. Is Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School a Title I school?
    Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School in?
    Rutherford County Schools, NCES district ID 3704080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370408001639 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.

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