Gaston STEM Leadership Academy
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Gaston, North Carolina
Gaston STEM Leadership Academy in Gaston, North Carolina enrolled 284 students in 2024-25 with 24.0 full-time teachers, 11.8 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
286 students in 2022-23, 294 students in 2023-24, 284 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.0 to 24.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 286 | 25.0 | 11.4 |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 24.4 | 12.1 |
| 2024-25 | 284 | 24.0 | 11.8 |
11.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 93 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 132 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gaston STEM Leadership Academy enrolled 263 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 68 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 132 of the 263 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions68
- Chronically absent55.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.0% of students were Black, 5.3% White, 4.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black87.0%
- White5.3%
- Two or more races4.2%
- Hispanic3.5%
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 Gaston STEM Leadership Academy
- Belmont Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 3.3 miles away: 614 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
- Manning Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.9 miles away: 630 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
- Compare Gaston STEM Leadership Academy with Belmont Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Northampton County Schools spends per student$20,303 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,303
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaGaston STEM Leadership Academy is the number 1,195 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,195 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher11.8 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.11.8:1
- 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 Gaston STEM Leadership Academy
How many students attend Gaston STEM Leadership Academy?
284 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 286 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Gaston, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Gaston STEM Leadership Academy?
11.8 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 Gaston STEM Leadership Academy a Title I school?
Gaston STEM Leadership Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Gaston STEM Leadership Academy in?
Northampton County Schools, NCES district ID 3703420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370342001410 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.