Kensington Elementary

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

Kensington Elementary in Waxhaw, North Carolina enrolled 901 students in 2024-25 with 57.0 full-time teachers, 15.8 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It was not a Title I school 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 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

1,032 students in 2022-23, 975 students in 2023-24, 901 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 59.0 to 57.0.

Students enrolled at Kensington Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,032, 2023-24: 975, 2024-25: 90105001k1.5k2022-231,0322023-249752024-25901
Students enrolled at Kensington Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,032, 2023-24: 975, 2024-25: 90105001k1.5k2022-231,0322023-249752024-25901
Students enrolled at Kensington Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,032, 2023-24: 975, 2024-25: 90105001k1.5k2022-231,0322023-249752024-25901
Students enrolled at Kensington Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,032, 2023-24: 975, 2024-25: 90105001k1.5k2022-231,0322023-249752024-25901
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,03259.017.5
2023-2497556.517.3
2024-2590157.015.8

15.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 70 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; Kensington Elementary 15.8; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherKensington Elementary 15.8state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Kensington Elementary 15.8; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherKensington Elementary 15.8state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Kensington Elementary 15.8; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherKensington Elementary 15.8state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Kensington Elementary 15.8; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherKensington Elementary 15.8state 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 1,029 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kensington Elementary enrolled 1,029 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 1,029 of the 1,029 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent14.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

66.0% of students were White, 11.0% Asian, 10.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White66.0%
  2. Asian11.0%
  3. Hispanic10.3%
  4. Black6.8%
  5. Two or more races5.3%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 Waxhaw

6 public elementary schools in Waxhaw report 2024-25 enrollment; Kensington Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Kensington Elementary90115.811.7%
New Town Elementary69114.710.4%
Rea View Elementary62915.75.4%
Waxhaw Elementary61515.144.9%
Western Union Elementary53914.637.8%
Sandy Ridge Elementary52815.57.2%

All public schools in Waxhaw →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Kensington Elementary

  1. Sandy Ridge ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 528 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  2. Waxhaw ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.0 miles away: 615 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Kensington Elementary with Sandy Ridge ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Union County Public Schools spends per student$11,340 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,340
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaKensington Elementary is the number 30 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#30 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.8 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.15.8:1
  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 Kensington Elementary

  1. How many students attend Kensington Elementary?
    901 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,032 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Waxhaw, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Kensington Elementary?
    15.8 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 Kensington Elementary a Title I school?
    Kensington Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Kensington Elementary in?
    Union County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3704620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370462002798 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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