Mineral Springs Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Ellerbe, North Carolina

Mineral Springs Elementary in Ellerbe, North Carolina enrolled 441 students in 2024-25 with 24.1 full-time teachers, 18.3 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).

Enrollment rose 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

371 students in 2022-23, 413 students in 2023-24, 441 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.3 to 24.1.

Students enrolled at Mineral Springs Elementary by school year2022-23: 371, 2023-24: 413, 2024-25: 44102004006002022-233712023-244132024-25441
Students enrolled at Mineral Springs Elementary by school year2022-23: 371, 2023-24: 413, 2024-25: 44102004006002022-233712023-244132024-25441
Students enrolled at Mineral Springs Elementary by school year2022-23: 371, 2023-24: 413, 2024-25: 44102004006002022-233712023-244132024-25441
Students enrolled at Mineral Springs Elementary by school year2022-23: 371, 2023-24: 413, 2024-25: 44102004006002022-233712023-244132024-25441
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2337125.314.7
2023-2441326.315.7
2024-2544124.118.3

18.3 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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 18.3; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 18.3; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 18.3; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 18.3; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 14.7U.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 367 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mineral Springs Elementary enrolled 367 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 367 of the 367 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions10
  • Chronically absent26.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

35.1% of students were White, 30.4% Hispanic, 22.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White35.1%
  2. Hispanic30.4%
  3. Black22.0%
  4. Two or more races7.9%
  5. Asian2.7%
  6. American Indian1.8%

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.

What to look at next about Mineral Springs Elementary

  1. L J Bell ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 8.0 miles away: 449 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).8.0 mi
  2. West Rockingham ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.4 miles away: 314 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).8.4 mi
  3. Compare Mineral Springs Elementary with L J Bell ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Richmond County Schools spends per student$12,661 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,661
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaMineral Springs Elementary is the number 774 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#774 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher18.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.18.3:1
  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 Mineral Springs Elementary

  1. How many students attend Mineral Springs Elementary?
    441 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 371 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ellerbe, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Mineral Springs Elementary?
    18.3 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.
  3. Is Mineral Springs Elementary a Title I school?
    Mineral Springs Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Mineral Springs Elementary in?
    Richmond County Schools, NCES district ID 3703870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370387001555 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