Grady Brown Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Hillsborough, North Carolina
Grady Brown Elementary in Hillsborough, North Carolina enrolled 406 students in 2024-25 with 30.7 full-time teachers, 13.2 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 15%
406 students in 2022-23, 401 students in 2023-24, 406 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.0 to 30.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 406 | 36.0 | 11.3 |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 34.1 | 11.8 |
| 2024-25 | 406 | 30.7 | 13.2 |
13.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 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 397 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Grady Brown Elementary enrolled 397 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 397 of the 397 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent29.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
41.9% of students were White, 36.0% Hispanic, 11.3% Black in 2024-25.
- White41.9%
- Hispanic36.0%
- Black11.3%
- Two or more races7.6%
- Asian3.0%
- American Indian0.2%
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 Hillsborough
6 public elementary schools in Hillsborough report 2024-25 enrollment; Grady Brown Elementary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Park Elementary | 523 | 14.5 | 35.8% |
| Hillsborough Elementary | 435 | 14.7 | 17.2% |
| Grady Brown Elementary | 406 | 13.2 | 58.4% |
| The Expedition School | 380 | 13.2 | not reported |
| Pathways Elementary | 371 | 13.8 | 51.2% |
| Central Elementary | 261 | 11.2 | 98.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Grady Brown Elementary
- The Expedition SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 380 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Central ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 261 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Compare Grady Brown Elementary with The Expedition SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Orange County School District spends per student$14,399 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,399
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaGrady Brown Elementary is the number 873 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#873 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.2 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.2:1
- 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 Grady Brown Elementary
How many students attend Grady Brown Elementary?
406 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 406 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hillsborough, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Grady Brown Elementary?
13.2 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 Grady Brown Elementary a Title I school?
Grady Brown Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Grady Brown Elementary in?
Orange County School District, NCES district ID 3703480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370348001446 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.