Knollwood Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Salisbury, North Carolina
Knollwood Elementary in Salisbury, North Carolina enrolled 585 students in 2024-25 with 31.1 full-time teachers, 18.8 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
565 students in 2022-23, 546 students in 2023-24, 585 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 31.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 565 | 30.0 | 18.8 |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 32.0 | 17.1 |
| 2024-25 | 585 | 31.1 | 18.8 |
18.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 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 487 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Knollwood Elementary enrolled 487 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 30 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 487 of the 487 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions30
- Chronically absent31.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
54.4% of students were Hispanic, 21.5% White, 16.2% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic54.4%
- White21.5%
- Black16.2%
- Two or more races6.5%
- American Indian1.0%
- Asian0.3%
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 Salisbury
7 public elementary schools in Salisbury report 2024-25 enrollment; Knollwood Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Quarry Elementary | 586 | 20.0 | 99.5% |
| Knollwood Elementary | 585 | 18.8 | 99.5% |
| Koontz Elementary | 554 | 14.7 | 92.8% |
| Isenberg Elementary | 509 | 15.0 | 95.3% |
| Hurley Elementary | 466 | 14.8 | 99.4% |
| Dole Elementary | 388 | 15.6 | 99.2% |
| Overton Elementary | 237 | 15.3 | 92.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Knollwood Elementary
- Koontz ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 4.5 miles away: 554 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).4.5 mi
- Hurley ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.9 miles away: 466 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).5.9 mi
- Compare Knollwood Elementary with Koontz ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rowan-Salisbury School System spends per student$12,141 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,141
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaKnollwood Elementary is the number 383 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#383 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher18.8 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.18.8:1
- 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 Knollwood Elementary
How many students attend Knollwood Elementary?
585 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 565 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Salisbury, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Knollwood Elementary?
18.8 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.Is Knollwood Elementary a Title I school?
Knollwood Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Knollwood Elementary in?
Rowan-Salisbury School System, NCES district ID 3704050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370405001621 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.