Marvin Ridge Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Waxhaw, North Carolina
Marvin Ridge Middle in Waxhaw, North Carolina enrolled 1,277 students in 2024-25 with 64.0 full-time teachers, 20.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was not a Title I school 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
1,358 students in 2022-23, 1,309 students in 2023-24, 1,277 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 62.9 to 64.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,358 | 62.9 | 21.6 |
| 2023-24 | 1,309 | 64.0 | 20.5 |
| 2024-25 | 1,277 | 64.0 | 20.0 |
20.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 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 468 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Marvin Ridge Middle enrolled 1,405 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 26 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 468 of the 1,405 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions26
- Chronically absent9.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.6% of students were White, 26.9% Asian, 5.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White56.6%
- Asian26.9%
- Hispanic5.9%
- Two or more races5.6%
- Black4.5%
- American Indian0.3%
- 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 Waxhaw
2 public middle schools in Waxhaw report 2024-25 enrollment; Marvin Ridge Middle is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuthbertson Middle | 1,323 | 22.4 | 10.8% |
| Marvin Ridge Middle | 1,277 | 20.0 | 4.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Marvin Ridge Middle
- Cuthbertson MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 1,323 students, 22.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
- Weddington MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 4.5 miles away: 1,324 students, 20.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.5 mi
- Compare Marvin Ridge Middle with Cuthbertson MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Union County Public Schools spends per student$11,340 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,340
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaMarvin Ridge Middle is the number 11 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#11 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher20.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.20.0:1
- 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 Marvin Ridge Middle
How many students attend Marvin Ridge Middle?
1,277 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,358 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Waxhaw, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Marvin Ridge Middle?
20.0 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 Marvin Ridge Middle a Title I school?
Marvin Ridge Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Marvin Ridge Middle in?
Union County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3704620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370462002904 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.