Lucama Elementary

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

Lucama Elementary in Lucama, North Carolina enrolled 431 students in 2024-25 with 23.8 full-time teachers, 18.1 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 rose 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

362 students in 2022-23, 373 students in 2023-24, 431 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.4 to 23.8.

Students enrolled at Lucama Elementary by school year2022-23: 362, 2023-24: 373, 2024-25: 43102004006002022-233622023-243732024-25431
Students enrolled at Lucama Elementary by school year2022-23: 362, 2023-24: 373, 2024-25: 43102004006002022-233622023-243732024-25431
Students enrolled at Lucama Elementary by school year2022-23: 362, 2023-24: 373, 2024-25: 43102004006002022-233622023-243732024-25431
Students enrolled at Lucama Elementary by school year2022-23: 362, 2023-24: 373, 2024-25: 43102004006002022-233622023-243732024-25431
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336224.414.8
2023-2437322.017.0
2024-2543123.818.1

18.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 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; Lucama Elementary 18.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLucama Elementary 18.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Lucama Elementary 18.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLucama Elementary 18.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Lucama Elementary 18.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLucama Elementary 18.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Lucama Elementary 18.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLucama Elementary 18.1state 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 358 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lucama Elementary enrolled 358 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 358 of the 358 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions27
  • Chronically absent28.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

46.2% of students were White, 31.3% Hispanic, 17.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White46.2%
  2. Hispanic31.3%
  3. Black17.2%
  4. Two or more races5.3%

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.

What to look at next about Lucama Elementary

  1. Lee Woodard ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 3.5 miles away: 173 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
  2. Rock Ridge ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.6 miles away: 476 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.6 mi
  3. Compare Lucama Elementary with Lee Woodard ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wilson County Schools spends per student$12,450 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,450
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaLucama Elementary is the number 802 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#802 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher18.1 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.18.1:1
  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 Lucama Elementary

  1. How many students attend Lucama Elementary?
    431 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 362 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lucama, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lucama Elementary?
    18.1 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.
  3. Is Lucama Elementary a Title I school?
    Lucama Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Lucama Elementary in?
    Wilson County Schools, NCES district ID 3705020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370502002002 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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