Midway Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Dunn, North Carolina
Midway Elementary in Dunn, North Carolina enrolled 539 students in 2024-25 with 34.7 full-time teachers, 15.6 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 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%
532 students in 2022-23, 510 students in 2023-24, 539 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.0 to 34.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 532 | 39.0 | 13.7 |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 36.8 | 13.9 |
| 2024-25 | 539 | 34.7 | 15.6 |
15.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 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 473 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Midway Elementary enrolled 473 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 22 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 473 of the 473 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions22
- Chronically absent22.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
52.1% of students were White, 35.1% Hispanic, 7.6% Black in 2024-25.
- White52.1%
- Hispanic35.1%
- Black7.6%
- Two or more races3.7%
- American Indian1.5%
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 Dunn
3 public elementary schools in Dunn report 2024-25 enrollment; Midway Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunn Elementary | 813 | 13.9 | 99.5% |
| Midway Elementary | 539 | 15.6 | 99.3% |
| Plain View Elementary | 362 | 17.7 | 99.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Midway Elementary
- Plain View ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 5.4 miles away: 362 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.4 mi
- Clement ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.9 miles away: 367 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).7.9 mi
- Compare Midway Elementary with Plain View ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Sampson County Schools spends per student$12,239 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,239
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaMidway Elementary is the number 492 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#492 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.15.6:1
- 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 Midway Elementary
How many students attend Midway Elementary?
539 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 532 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Dunn, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Midway Elementary?
15.6 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 Midway Elementary a Title I school?
Midway Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Midway Elementary in?
Sampson County Schools, NCES district ID 3704140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370414001675 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.