Hardin Park Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Boone, North Carolina
Hardin Park Elementary in Boone, North Carolina enrolled 854 students in 2024-25 with 72.5 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 7%
851 students in 2022-23, 859 students in 2023-24, 854 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 78.1 to 72.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 851 | 78.1 | 10.9 |
| 2023-24 | 859 | 77.7 | 11.0 |
| 2024-25 | 854 | 72.5 | 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 273 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hardin Park Elementary enrolled 820 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 273 of the 820 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions15
- Chronically absent16.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
70.1% of students were White, 16.7% Hispanic, 5.9% Asian in 2024-25.
- White70.1%
- Hispanic16.7%
- Asian5.9%
- Two or more races4.3%
- Black2.5%
- American Indian0.5%
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.
Elementary schools in Boone
5 public elementary schools in Boone report 2024-25 enrollment; Hardin Park Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin Park Elementary | 854 | 11.8 | 36.7% |
| Parkway Elementary | 610 | 14.6 | 31.5% |
| Green Valley Elementary | 292 | 10.6 | 57.2% |
| Two Rivers Community School | 163 | 13.6 | not reported |
| Watauga Virtual Academy | 10 | 4.4 | 50.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Hardin Park Elementary
- Watauga Virtual AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 10 students, 4.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Two Rivers Community SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 163 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Compare Hardin Park Elementary with Watauga Virtual AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Watauga County Schools spends per student$13,003 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,003
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaHardin Park Elementary is the number 49 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#49 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 Hardin Park Elementary
How many students attend Hardin Park Elementary?
854 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 851 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Boone, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Hardin Park Elementary?
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 Hardin Park Elementary a Title I school?
Hardin Park Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Hardin Park Elementary in?
Watauga County Schools, NCES district ID 3704830. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370483001938 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.