Lumberton Junior
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Lumberton, North Carolina
Lumberton Junior in Lumberton, North Carolina enrolled 655 students in 2024-25 with 38.9 full-time teachers, 16.8 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. 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 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
707 students in 2022-23, 640 students in 2023-24, 655 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.7 to 38.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 707 | 36.7 | 19.3 |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 37.9 | 16.9 |
| 2024-25 | 655 | 38.9 | 16.8 |
16.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools
Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle 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 256 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lumberton Junior enrolled 769 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 276 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 256 of the 769 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions276
- Chronically absent46.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
47.2% of students were Black, 24.0% Hispanic, 9.5% White in 2024-25.
- Black47.2%
- Hispanic24.0%
- White9.5%
- American Indian9.5%
- Two or more races6.7%
- Asian3.1%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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.
Middle schools in Lumberton
2 public middle schools in Lumberton report 2024-25 enrollment; Lumberton Junior is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberton Junior | 655 | 16.8 | 99.5% |
| Littlefield Middle | 632 | 19.7 | 99.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lumberton Junior
- Littlefield MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 7.1 miles away: 632 students, 19.7 per teacher (2024-25).7.1 mi
- Fairmont MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 8.9 miles away: 253 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).8.9 mi
- Compare Lumberton Junior with Littlefield MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Public Schools of Robeson County spends per student$12,767 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,767
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaLumberton Junior is the number 184 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#184 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.16.8:1
- 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 Lumberton Junior
How many students attend Lumberton Junior?
655 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 707 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lumberton, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lumberton Junior?
16.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lumberton Junior a Title I school?
Lumberton Junior ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Lumberton Junior in?
Public Schools of Robeson County, NCES district ID 3703930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370393002236 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.