Hunters Creek Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Jacksonville, North Carolina

Hunters Creek Elementary in Jacksonville, North Carolina enrolled 585 students in 2024-25 with 45.0 full-time teachers, 13.0 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 fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

653 students in 2022-23, 627 students in 2023-24, 585 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.5 to 45.0.

Students enrolled at Hunters Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 653, 2023-24: 627, 2024-25: 58502004006008002022-236532023-246272024-25585
Students enrolled at Hunters Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 653, 2023-24: 627, 2024-25: 58502004006008002022-236532023-246272024-25585
Students enrolled at Hunters Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 653, 2023-24: 627, 2024-25: 58502004006008002022-236532023-246272024-25585
Students enrolled at Hunters Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 653, 2023-24: 627, 2024-25: 58502004006008002022-236532023-246272024-25585
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2365343.515.0
2023-2462744.514.1
2024-2558545.013.0

13.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 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 13.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 13.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 13.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 13.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state 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 590 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hunters Creek Elementary enrolled 590 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 590 of the 590 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions11
  • Chronically absent29.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

32.3% of students were White, 30.1% Hispanic, 22.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White32.3%
  2. Hispanic30.1%
  3. Black22.2%
  4. Two or more races14.7%
  5. Asian0.3%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Jacksonville

16 public elementary schools in Jacksonville report 2024-25 enrollment; Hunters Creek Elementary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Southwest Elementary72014.156.1%
Morton Elementary71515.654.0%
Hunters Creek Elementary58513.066.2%
Stateside Elementary57915.242.0%
Carolina Forest Elementary57014.643.5%
Bell Fork Elementary55114.568.6%
Clear View Elementary53515.346.2%
Meadow View Elementary52013.955.2%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hunters Creek Elementary

  1. Morton ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 715 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  2. Bell Fork ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.2 miles away: 551 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
  3. Compare Hunters Creek Elementary with Morton ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Onslow County Schools spends per student$11,056 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,056
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaHunters Creek Elementary is the number 383 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#383 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.0:1
  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 Hunters Creek Elementary

  1. How many students attend Hunters Creek Elementary?
    585 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 653 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Jacksonville, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hunters Creek Elementary?
    13.0 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 Hunters Creek Elementary a Title I school?
    Hunters Creek Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Hunters Creek Elementary in?
    Onslow County Schools, NCES district ID 3703450. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370345002338 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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