Grantham Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 4 · Goldsboro, North Carolina

Grantham Elementary in Goldsboro, North Carolina enrolled 442 students in 2024-25 with 25.4 full-time teachers, 17.4 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).

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 22%

435 students in 2022-23, 422 students in 2023-24, 442 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.6 to 25.4.

Students enrolled at Grantham Elementary by school year2022-23: 435, 2023-24: 422, 2024-25: 44202004006002022-234352023-244222024-25442
Students enrolled at Grantham Elementary by school year2022-23: 435, 2023-24: 422, 2024-25: 44202004006002022-234352023-244222024-25442
Students enrolled at Grantham Elementary by school year2022-23: 435, 2023-24: 422, 2024-25: 44202004006002022-234352023-244222024-25442
Students enrolled at Grantham Elementary by school year2022-23: 435, 2023-24: 422, 2024-25: 44202004006002022-234352023-244222024-25442
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343532.613.3
2023-2442232.612.9
2024-2544225.417.4

17.4 students per teacher, a higher 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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Grantham Elementary 17.4; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGrantham Elementary 17.4state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Grantham Elementary 17.4; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGrantham Elementary 17.4state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Grantham Elementary 17.4; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGrantham Elementary 17.4state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Grantham Elementary 17.4; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGrantham Elementary 17.4state 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 436 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Grantham Elementary enrolled 436 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 28 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 436 of the 436 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions28
  • Chronically absent39.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

49.1% of students were White, 34.4% Hispanic, 12.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White49.1%
  2. Hispanic34.4%
  3. Black12.9%
  4. Two or more races3.4%
  5. 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 Goldsboro

9 public elementary schools in Goldsboro report 2024-25 enrollment; Grantham Elementary is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Spring Creek Elementary80415.299.3%
Meadow Lane Elementary67415.198.8%
Rosewood Elementary65019.198.3%
Eastern Wayne Elementary59721.096.1%
Tommy's Road Elementary54516.499.4%
North Drive Elementary49816.299.4%
Grantham Elementary44217.499.3%
Carver Heights Elementary40715.799.3%

All public schools in Goldsboro →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Grantham Elementary

  1. Rosewood ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 9.4 miles away: 650 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).9.4 mi
  2. Dillard AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 261 students, 19.9 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Grantham Elementary with Rosewood ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wayne County Public Schools spends per student$11,267 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,267
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaGrantham Elementary is the number 770 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#770 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher17.4 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.17.4:1
  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 Grantham Elementary

  1. How many students attend Grantham Elementary?
    442 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 435 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Goldsboro, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Grantham Elementary?
    17.4 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 Grantham Elementary a Title I school?
    Grantham Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Grantham Elementary in?
    Wayne County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3704880. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370488001954 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