Horizons Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Lenoir, North Carolina
Horizons Elementary in Lenoir, North Carolina enrolled 29 students in 2024-25 with 12.6 full-time teachers, 2.3 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 rose 32% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
22 students in 2022-23, 29 students in 2023-24, 29 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.2 to 12.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 22 | 13.2 | 1.7 |
| 2023-24 | 29 | 14.0 | 2.1 |
| 2024-25 | 29 | 12.6 | 2.3 |
2.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 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 60 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Horizons Elementary enrolled 30 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 60 of the 30 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent63.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
72.4% of students were White, 13.8% Hispanic, 10.3% Black in 2024-25.
- White72.4%
- Hispanic13.8%
- Black10.3%
- Two or more races3.4%
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 Lenoir
9 public elementary schools in Lenoir report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamewell Elementary | 459 | 16.8 | 99.3% |
| Davenport A+ School | 429 | 17.4 | 99.3% |
| Lower Creek Elementary | 396 | 17.4 | 99.2% |
| Whitnel Elementary | 330 | 20.0 | 94.8% |
| Valmead Elementary | 305 | 16.7 | 97.4% |
| Oak Hill Charter School | 253 | 15.3 | not reported |
| Happy Valley Elementary | 234 | 18.5 | 97.9% |
| Kings Creek Elementary | 153 | 13.5 | 98.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Horizons Elementary
- Valmead ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 305 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Davenport A+ SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 429 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Horizons Elementary with Valmead ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Caldwell County Schools spends per student$12,066 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,066
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaHorizons Elementary is the number 1,450 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,450 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher2.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.2.3:1
- 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 Horizons Elementary
How many students attend Horizons Elementary?
29 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 22 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lenoir, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Horizons Elementary?
2.3 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 Horizons Elementary a Title I school?
Horizons Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Horizons Elementary in?
Caldwell County Schools, NCES district ID 3700580. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370058002571 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.