McDeeds Creek Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Southern Pines, North Carolina
McDeeds Creek Elementary in Southern Pines, North Carolina enrolled 707 students in 2024-25 with 38.3 full-time teachers, 18.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. 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 rose 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
625 students in 2022-23, 660 students in 2023-24, 707 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.1 to 38.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 625 | 38.1 | 16.4 |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 40.9 | 16.1 |
| 2024-25 | 707 | 38.3 | 18.5 |
18.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 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 645 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection McDeeds Creek Elementary enrolled 645 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 645 of the 645 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions12
- Chronically absent13.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.3% of students were White, 12.4% Hispanic, 6.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White74.3%
- Hispanic12.4%
- Two or more races6.4%
- Black5.7%
- Asian0.7%
- American Indian0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 Southern Pines
3 public elementary schools in Southern Pines report 2024-25 enrollment; McDeeds Creek Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDeeds Creek Elementary | 707 | 18.5 | 20.5% |
| Southern Pines Elementary | 600 | 16.1 | 99.3% |
| Moore Montessori Community School | 259 | 15.5 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about McDeeds Creek Elementary
- Moore Montessori Community SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 3.1 miles away: 259 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Sandhills Farm Life ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.3 miles away: 379 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
- Compare McDeeds Creek Elementary with Moore Montessori Community SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Moore County Schools spends per student$11,374 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,374
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaMcDeeds Creek Elementary is the number 172 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#172 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher18.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.18.5:1
- 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 McDeeds Creek Elementary
How many students attend McDeeds Creek Elementary?
707 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 625 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Southern Pines, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at McDeeds Creek Elementary?
18.5 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 McDeeds Creek Elementary a Title I school?
McDeeds Creek Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is McDeeds Creek Elementary in?
Moore County Schools, NCES district ID 3703090. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370309003505 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.