North Wilkes Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
North Wilkes Middle School in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina enrolled 484 students in 2024-25 with 28.5 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; 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 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
409 students in 2022-23, 441 students in 2023-24, 484 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.3 to 28.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 409 | 26.3 | 15.5 |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 29.2 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 484 | 28.5 | 17.0 |
17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 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.
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 442 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection North Wilkes Middle School enrolled 442 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 33 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 442 of the 442 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions33
- Chronically absent16.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.7% of students were White, 15.7% Hispanic, 4.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White78.7%
- Hispanic15.7%
- Two or more races4.5%
- Black0.8%
- Asian0.2%
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 Wilkes Middle School
- West Wilkes Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 8.1 miles away: 450 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).8.1 mi
- Central Wilkes Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 564 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare North Wilkes Middle School with West Wilkes Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wilkes County Schools spends per student$12,150 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,150
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaNorth Wilkes Middle School is the number 314 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#314 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.17.0:1
- 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 North Wilkes Middle School
How many students attend North Wilkes Middle School?
484 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 409 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in North Wilkesboro, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at North Wilkes Middle School?
17.0 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.Is North Wilkes Middle School a Title I school?
North Wilkes Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is North Wilkes Middle School in?
Wilkes County Schools, NCES district ID 3704950. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370495002657 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.