Helena Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Timberlake, North Carolina
Helena Elementary in Timberlake, North Carolina enrolled 512 students in 2024-25 with 24.6 full-time teachers, 20.8 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; 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 fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 27%
523 students in 2022-23, 522 students in 2023-24, 512 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.8 to 24.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 523 | 33.8 | 15.5 |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 34.6 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 512 | 24.6 | 20.8 |
20.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 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 499 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Helena Elementary enrolled 499 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 499 of the 499 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions14
- Chronically absent16.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
66.2% of students were White, 14.3% Black, 13.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White66.2%
- Black14.3%
- Hispanic13.3%
- Two or more races6.3%
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.
What to look at next about Helena Elementary
- South ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 6.4 miles away: 463 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).6.4 mi
- Oak Lane ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.0 miles away: 224 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).8.0 mi
- Compare Helena Elementary with South ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Person County Schools spends per student$13,682 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,682
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaHelena Elementary is the number 572 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#572 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher20.8 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.20.8:1
- 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 Helena Elementary
How many students attend Helena Elementary?
512 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 523 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Timberlake, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Helena Elementary?
20.8 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 Helena Elementary a Title I school?
Helena Elementary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is Helena Elementary in?
Person County Schools, NCES district ID 3703630. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370363001479 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.