Macon Middle School

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Franklin, North Carolina

Macon Middle School in Franklin, North Carolina enrolled 576 students in 2024-25 with 41.4 full-time teachers, 13.9 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). On the state tests, 44-46% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%

599 students in 2022-23, 573 students in 2023-24, 576 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.9 to 41.4.

Students enrolled at Macon Middle School by school year2022-23: 599, 2023-24: 573, 2024-25: 57602004006002022-235992023-245732024-25576
Students enrolled at Macon Middle School by school year2022-23: 599, 2023-24: 573, 2024-25: 57602004006002022-235992023-245732024-25576
Students enrolled at Macon Middle School by school year2022-23: 599, 2023-24: 573, 2024-25: 57602004006002022-235992023-245732024-25576
Students enrolled at Macon Middle School by school year2022-23: 599, 2023-24: 573, 2024-25: 57602004006002022-235992023-245732024-25576
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2359940.914.7
2023-2457342.013.7
2024-2557641.413.9

13.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 82 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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Macon Middle School 13.9; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherMacon Middle School 13.9state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Macon Middle School 13.9; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherMacon Middle School 13.9state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Macon Middle School 13.9; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherMacon Middle School 13.9state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Macon Middle School 13.9; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherMacon Middle School 13.9state median 16.2U.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 598 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Macon Middle School enrolled 598 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 52 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 598 of the 598 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions52
  • Chronically absent22.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

69.8% of students were White, 25.9% Hispanic, 2.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White69.8%
  2. Hispanic25.9%
  3. Two or more races2.3%
  4. Black1.0%
  5. American Indian0.7%
  6. 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.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Macon Middle School scored proficient or above: 44-46% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math44‑46%48‑49%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Franklin

2 public middle schools in Franklin report 2024-25 enrollment; Macon Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mountain View Intermediate61416.597.9%
Macon Middle School57613.997.6%

All public schools in Franklin →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Macon Middle School

  1. Mountain View IntermediateThe nearest public middle school, 0.2 miles away: 614 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Catamount SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 16 miles away: 64 students, 7.7 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
  3. Compare Macon Middle School with Mountain View IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Macon County Schools spends per student$13,238 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,238
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaMacon Middle School is the number 247 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#247 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.13.9:1
  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 Macon Middle School

  1. How many students attend Macon Middle School?
    576 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 599 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Franklin, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Macon Middle School?
    13.9 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.
  3. Is Macon Middle School a Title I school?
    Macon Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Macon Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Macon Middle School scored proficient or above: 44-46% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Macon Middle School in?
    Macon County Schools, NCES district ID 3702760. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370276001141 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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