Heyward C Bellamy Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Wilmington, North Carolina

Heyward C Bellamy Elementary in Wilmington, North Carolina enrolled 533 students in 2024-25 with 35.3 full-time teachers, 15.1 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

556 students in 2022-23, 562 students in 2023-24, 533 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.6 to 35.3.

Students enrolled at Heyward C Bellamy Elementary by school year2022-23: 556, 2023-24: 562, 2024-25: 53302004006002022-235562023-245622024-25533
Students enrolled at Heyward C Bellamy Elementary by school year2022-23: 556, 2023-24: 562, 2024-25: 53302004006002022-235562023-245622024-25533
Students enrolled at Heyward C Bellamy Elementary by school year2022-23: 556, 2023-24: 562, 2024-25: 53302004006002022-235562023-245622024-25533
Students enrolled at Heyward C Bellamy Elementary by school year2022-23: 556, 2023-24: 562, 2024-25: 53302004006002022-235562023-245622024-25533
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2355638.614.4
2023-2456236.715.3
2024-2553335.315.1

15.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 57 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; This school 15.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 15.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 15.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 15.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.1state 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 566 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Heyward C Bellamy Elementary enrolled 566 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 566 of the 566 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent16.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

70.7% of students were White, 16.5% Hispanic, 5.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White70.7%
  2. Hispanic16.5%
  3. Two or more races5.6%
  4. Black4.7%
  5. Asian2.3%
  6. 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 Wilmington

29 public elementary schools in Wilmington report 2024-25 enrollment; Heyward C Bellamy Elementary is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Porters Neck Elementary66616.020.7%
Ogden Elementary61915.916.3%
Murrayville Elementary57314.299.5%
Masonboro Elementary56416.019.3%
Heyward C Bellamy Elementary53315.137.0%
The International School at Gregory51413.899.4%
Edwin A Anderson Elementary51413.243.0%
Wrightsboro Elementary50214.998.4%

All public schools in Wilmington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Heyward C Bellamy Elementary

  1. Mary C Williams ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 355 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Island Montessori Charter SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 220 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Heyward C Bellamy Elementary with Mary C Williams ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much New Hanover County Schools spends per student$13,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,808
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaHeyward C Bellamy Elementary is the number 514 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#514 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.1 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.15.1:1
  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 Heyward C Bellamy Elementary

  1. How many students attend Heyward C Bellamy Elementary?
    533 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 556 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wilmington, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Heyward C Bellamy Elementary?
    15.1 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 Heyward C Bellamy Elementary a Title I school?
    Heyward C Bellamy 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).
  4. What district is Heyward C Bellamy Elementary in?
    New Hanover County Schools, NCES district ID 3703330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370333002101 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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