Greenlee Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Spruce Pine, North Carolina

Greenlee Primary in Spruce Pine, North Carolina enrolled 246 students in 2024-25 with 19.3 full-time teachers, 12.8 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 rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

222 students in 2022-23, 237 students in 2023-24, 246 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.5 to 19.3.

Students enrolled at Greenlee Primary by school year2022-23: 222, 2023-24: 237, 2024-25: 24601002003002022-232222023-242372024-25246
Students enrolled at Greenlee Primary by school year2022-23: 222, 2023-24: 237, 2024-25: 24601002003002022-232222023-242372024-25246
Students enrolled at Greenlee Primary by school year2022-23: 222, 2023-24: 237, 2024-25: 24601002003002022-232222023-242372024-25246
Students enrolled at Greenlee Primary by school year2022-23: 222, 2023-24: 237, 2024-25: 24601002003002022-232222023-242372024-25246
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2322217.512.7
2023-2423721.910.8
2024-2524619.312.8

12.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 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; Greenlee Primary 12.8; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGreenlee Primary 12.8state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Greenlee Primary 12.8; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGreenlee Primary 12.8state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Greenlee Primary 12.8; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGreenlee Primary 12.8state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Greenlee Primary 12.8; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGreenlee Primary 12.8state 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 462 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Greenlee Primary enrolled 231 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 462 of the 231 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent27.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

78.9% of students were White, 15.4% Hispanic, 2.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White78.9%
  2. Hispanic15.4%
  3. Two or more races2.8%
  4. Black1.2%
  5. Asian0.8%
  6. American Indian0.8%

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 Spruce Pine

2 public elementary schools in Spruce Pine report 2024-25 enrollment; Greenlee Primary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Greenlee Primary24612.895.5%
Deyton Elementary21914.158.9%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Greenlee Primary

  1. North Cove Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 6.6 miles away: 230 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.6 mi
  2. South Toe ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.1 miles away: 107 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).8.1 mi
  3. Compare Greenlee Primary with North Cove Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Mitchell County Schools spends per student$14,405 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,405
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaGreenlee Primary is the number 1,285 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,285 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher12.8 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.12.8:1
  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 Greenlee Primary

  1. How many students attend Greenlee Primary?
    246 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 222 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Spruce Pine, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Greenlee Primary?
    12.8 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.
  3. Is Greenlee Primary a Title I school?
    Greenlee Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Greenlee Primary in?
    Mitchell County Schools, NCES district ID 3703000. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370300002531 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.

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