Elementary school (grades K-5) · Morganton, NC

New Dimensions

Federal NCES profile for New Dimensions, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 370011802603Charter school
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
37
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
84
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

New Dimensions earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the North Carolina median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most North Carolina schools.

#4 of 19
public schools in Morganton · Resource Index
50
Resource Index · Higher
15.8:1
students per teacher
569
students enrolled

New Dimensions has class sizes near the North Carolina median. Computed live against every North Carolina school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, New Dimensions ranks #4 of 19 public schools in Morganton, NC.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+21 students YoY

New Dimensions held near 556 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+21 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 36.7 → 35.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+21 students YoY 370011802603 · Morganton, NC Elementary · MID · CHARTER

569 enr · 15.8:1 · RII 50

Nearest enrollment peer: Nashville Primary School (569 students)

New Dimensions held near 556 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+21 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 36.7 → 35.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · North Carolina schools → · Find another →

How New Dimensions compares

New Dimensions held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs North Carolina and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs North Carolina North Carolina avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.8:1 ▼ 0% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 569 top 39% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.8:1
Leaner classes than 40% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
569
Bigger than 70% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
15.8:1
students per teacher - 0% above state mean
Top 60% in North Carolina - lower ratio than 40% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
6.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$9,424
per pupil, district-wide - below North Carolina avg of $12,294
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
18
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 87.9%
Two or More 5.4%
African American 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3%
Asian 0.7%

Largest group: White at 87.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 22.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 22.2, New Dimensions is less mixed than the North Carolina school average of 56.1.

Programs

District finance for The New Dimensions School reports $9,424 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about New Dimensions

How many students attend New Dimensions?

New Dimensions has 569 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Morganton, NC. CCD year-over-year: 535 (2022-23) → 556 (2023-24), nearly flat (+21).

What is the student-teacher ratio at New Dimensions?

The student-teacher ratio at New Dimensions is 15.8:1, which is 0% higher than the North Carolina average of 15.8:1 and 1% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of New Dimensions?

The largest demographic group at New Dimensions is White at 87.9% of enrollment, in Morganton, NC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for New Dimensions?

New Dimensions has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does New Dimensions rank among public schools in Morganton?

By Resource Investment Index, New Dimensions ranks #4 of 19 public schools in Morganton, NC. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Morganton on the city page.

What other schools are in The New Dimensions School?

None; The New Dimensions School is a single-school charter district, and New Dimensions is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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