G R Edwards Middle
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Rocky Mount, North Carolina
G R Edwards Middle in Rocky Mount, North Carolina enrolled 632 students in 2024-25 with 32.8 full-time teachers, 19.3 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 54% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 45%
410 students in 2022-23, 432 students in 2023-24, 632 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.6 to 32.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 410 | 22.6 | 18.1 |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 22.6 | 19.1 |
| 2024-25 | 632 | 32.8 | 19.3 |
19.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 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 429 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection G R Edwards Middle enrolled 429 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 84 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 429 of the 429 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions84
- Chronically absent29.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.4% of students were Black, 8.1% of two or more races, 6.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black80.4%
- Two or more races8.1%
- Hispanic6.2%
- White4.4%
- Asian0.8%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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 Rocky Mount
8 public elementary schools in Rocky Mount report 2024-25 enrollment; G R Edwards Middle is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| G R Edwards Middle | 632 | 19.3 | 97.8% |
| Benvenue Elementary | 562 | 18.7 | 99.5% |
| Winstead Avenue Elementary | 555 | 22.6 | 99.1% |
| G W Bulluck Elementary | 535 | 14.6 | 99.4% |
| Englewood Elementary | 383 | 16.7 | 99.2% |
| D S Johnson Elementary | 362 | 17.0 | 95.3% |
| Baskerville Elementary | 312 | 20.0 | 97.8% |
| Fairview Elementary | 281 | 15.4 | 98.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about G R Edwards Middle
- Winstead Avenue ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 555 students, 22.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Englewood ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 383 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Compare G R Edwards Middle with Winstead Avenue ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Nash County Public Schools spends per student$12,350 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,350
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaG R Edwards Middle is the number 299 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#299 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher19.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.19.3:1
- 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 G R Edwards Middle
How many students attend G R Edwards Middle?
632 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 410 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Rocky Mount, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at G R Edwards Middle?
19.3 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 G R Edwards Middle a Title I school?
G R Edwards Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is G R Edwards Middle in?
Nash County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3703270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370327000736 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.