Grover C Fields Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · New Bern, North Carolina
Grover C Fields Middle in New Bern, North Carolina enrolled 542 students in 2024-25 with 33.9 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was not a Title I school 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
509 students in 2022-23, 552 students in 2023-24, 542 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.8 to 33.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 509 | 30.8 | 16.5 |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 32.8 | 16.8 |
| 2024-25 | 542 | 33.9 | 16.0 |
16.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools
Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle 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 257 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Grover C Fields Middle enrolled 514 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 134 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 257 of the 514 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions134
- Chronically absent24.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
55.7% of students were White, 16.4% Hispanic, 16.1% Black in 2024-25.
- White55.7%
- Hispanic16.4%
- Black16.1%
- Two or more races6.5%
- Asian5.0%
- American Indian0.2%
- 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.
Middle schools in New Bern
3 public middle schools in New Bern report 2024-25 enrollment; Grover C Fields Middle is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| H J MacDonald Middle | 632 | 14.3 | 99.2% |
| West Craven Middle | 614 | 17.3 | 97.6% |
| Grover C Fields Middle | 542 | 16.0 | 41.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Grover C Fields Middle
- H J MacDonald MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 632 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- West Craven MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 8.6 miles away: 614 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).8.6 mi
- Compare Grover C Fields Middle with H J MacDonald MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Craven County School District spends per student$11,893 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,893
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaGrover C Fields Middle is the number 272 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#272 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.16.0:1
- 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 Grover C Fields Middle
How many students attend Grover C Fields Middle?
542 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 509 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in New Bern, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Grover C Fields Middle?
16.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Grover C Fields Middle a Title I school?
Grover C Fields Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Grover C Fields Middle in?
Craven County School District, NCES district ID 3703310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370331002311 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.