James W Smith Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Cove City, North Carolina
James W Smith Elementary in Cove City, North Carolina enrolled 325 students in 2024-25 with 23.1 full-time teachers, 14.1 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
342 students in 2022-23, 330 students in 2023-24, 325 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.2 to 23.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 342 | 21.2 | 16.1 |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 25.9 | 12.7 |
| 2024-25 | 325 | 23.1 | 14.1 |
14.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 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 333 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection James W Smith Elementary enrolled 333 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 21 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 333 of the 333 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions21
- Chronically absent27.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
38.5% of students were White, 35.1% Black, 17.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White38.5%
- Black35.1%
- Hispanic17.5%
- Two or more races8.9%
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 James W Smith Elementary
- Vanceboro-Farm Life ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 9.0 miles away: 494 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).9.0 mi
- GriftonThe next nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 395 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare James W Smith Elementary with Vanceboro-Farm Life ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Craven County School District spends per student$11,893 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,893
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaJames W Smith Elementary is the number 1,119 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,119 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.1:1
- 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 James W Smith Elementary
How many students attend James W Smith Elementary?
325 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 342 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cove City, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at James W Smith Elementary?
14.1 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.Is James W Smith Elementary a Title I school?
James W Smith Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is James W Smith Elementary in?
Craven County School District, NCES district ID 3703310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370331002211 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.