Forestville Road Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Knightdale, North Carolina
Forestville Road Elementary in Knightdale, North Carolina enrolled 570 students in 2024-25 with 46.5 full-time teachers, 12.3 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 rose 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%
494 students in 2022-23, 528 students in 2023-24, 570 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.5 to 46.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 494 | 43.5 | 11.4 |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 46.0 | 11.5 |
| 2024-25 | 570 | 46.5 | 12.3 |
12.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 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 248 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Forestville Road Elementary enrolled 495 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 248 of the 495 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions13
- Chronically absent32.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
40.2% of students were Hispanic, 37.2% Black, 13.3% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic40.2%
- Black37.2%
- White13.3%
- Two or more races4.9%
- Asian3.7%
- American Indian0.7%
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 Knightdale
4 public elementary schools in Knightdale report 2024-25 enrollment; Forestville Road Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestville Road Elementary | 570 | 12.3 | 99.5% |
| Knightdale Elementary | 549 | 14.0 | 99.5% |
| Hodge Road Elementary | 522 | 13.5 | 99.4% |
| Lockhart Elementary | 463 | 11.9 | 99.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Forestville Road Elementary
- Lockhart ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 463 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Knightdale ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 549 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Forestville Road Elementary with Lockhart ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wake County Public School System spends per student$11,691 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,691
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaForestville Road Elementary is the number 410 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#410 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher12.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.12.3:1
- 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 Forestville Road Elementary
How many students attend Forestville Road Elementary?
570 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 494 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Knightdale, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Forestville Road Elementary?
12.3 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 Forestville Road Elementary a Title I school?
Forestville Road Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Forestville Road Elementary in?
Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472002742 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.