North Rowan Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Spencer, North Carolina

North Rowan Middle in Spencer, North Carolina enrolled 649 students in 2024-25 with 42.5 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment rose 48% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 73%

440 students in 2022-23, 564 students in 2023-24, 649 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.5 to 42.5.

Students enrolled at North Rowan Middle by school year2022-23: 440, 2023-24: 564, 2024-25: 64902004006008002022-234402023-245642024-25649
Students enrolled at North Rowan Middle by school year2022-23: 440, 2023-24: 564, 2024-25: 64902004006008002022-234402023-245642024-25649
Students enrolled at North Rowan Middle by school year2022-23: 440, 2023-24: 564, 2024-25: 64902004006008002022-234402023-245642024-25649
Students enrolled at North Rowan Middle by school year2022-23: 440, 2023-24: 564, 2024-25: 64902004006008002022-234402023-245642024-25649
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2344024.518.0
2023-2456435.815.8
2024-2564942.515.3

15.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; North Rowan Middle 15.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherNorth Rowan Middle 15.3state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; North Rowan Middle 15.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherNorth Rowan Middle 15.3state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; North Rowan Middle 15.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherNorth Rowan Middle 15.3state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; North Rowan Middle 15.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherNorth Rowan Middle 15.3state median 16.2U.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 468 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection North Rowan Middle enrolled 468 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 182 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 468 of the 468 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions182
  • Chronically absent42.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.6% of students were Black, 31.0% Hispanic, 15.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black43.6%
  2. Hispanic31.0%
  3. White15.6%
  4. Two or more races8.2%
  5. Asian1.2%
  6. American Indian0.5%

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.

What to look at next about North Rowan Middle

  1. Erwin MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 7.4 miles away: 763 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).7.4 mi
  2. Southeast MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 7.9 miles away: 628 students, 18.2 per teacher (2024-25).7.9 mi
  3. Compare North Rowan Middle with Erwin MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rowan-Salisbury School System spends per student$12,141 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,141
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaNorth Rowan Middle is the number 188 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#188 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.15.3:1
  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 North Rowan Middle

  1. How many students attend North Rowan Middle?
    649 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 440 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Spencer, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at North Rowan Middle?
    15.3 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.
  3. Is North Rowan Middle a Title I school?
    North Rowan Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is North Rowan Middle in?
    Rowan-Salisbury School System, NCES district ID 3704050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370405001626 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