Hobbton Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Newton Grove, North Carolina
Hobbton Elementary in Newton Grove, North Carolina enrolled 453 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 16.2 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 18%
452 students in 2022-23, 454 students in 2023-24, 453 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.2 to 28.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 452 | 34.2 | 13.2 |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 31.0 | 14.6 |
| 2024-25 | 453 | 28.0 | 16.2 |
16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 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 455 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hobbton Elementary enrolled 455 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 29 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 455 of the 455 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions29
- Chronically absent38.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.6% of students were Hispanic, 34.0% White, 10.6% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic50.6%
- White34.0%
- Black10.6%
- Two or more races2.6%
- American Indian1.3%
- Asian0.9%
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 Hobbton Elementary
- Hargrove ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 8.0 miles away: 361 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).8.0 mi
- Midway ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.5 miles away: 539 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).8.5 mi
- Compare Hobbton Elementary with Hargrove ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Sampson County Schools spends per student$12,239 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,239
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaHobbton Elementary is the number 733 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#733 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.16.2:1
- 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 Hobbton Elementary
How many students attend Hobbton Elementary?
453 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 452 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Newton Grove, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Hobbton Elementary?
16.2 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 Hobbton Elementary a Title I school?
Hobbton Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Hobbton Elementary in?
Sampson County Schools, NCES district ID 3704140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370414001673 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.