Koontz Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Salisbury, North Carolina
Koontz Elementary in Salisbury, North Carolina enrolled 554 students in 2024-25 with 37.6 full-time teachers, 14.7 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 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%
515 students in 2022-23, 568 students in 2023-24, 554 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.2 to 37.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 515 | 37.2 | 13.8 |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 36.3 | 15.6 |
| 2024-25 | 554 | 37.6 | 14.7 |
14.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 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 464 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Koontz Elementary enrolled 464 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 44 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 464 of the 464 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions44
- Chronically absent50.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.2% of students were Black, 29.6% Hispanic, 11.7% White in 2024-25.
- Black50.2%
- Hispanic29.6%
- White11.7%
- Two or more races7.4%
- Asian0.5%
- American Indian0.5%
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; Koontz Elementary is number 3 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 Koontz Elementary
- Granite Quarry ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.9 miles away: 586 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Knollwood ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.5 miles away: 585 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.5 mi
- Compare Koontz Elementary with Granite Quarry 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 CarolinaKoontz Elementary is the number 451 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#451 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.7:1
- 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 Koontz Elementary
How many students attend Koontz Elementary?
554 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 515 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Salisbury, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Koontz Elementary?
14.7 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 Koontz Elementary a Title I school?
Koontz Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Koontz Elementary in?
Rowan-Salisbury School System, NCES district ID 3704050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370405002850 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.