Oakboro Choice STEM

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Oakboro, North Carolina

Oakboro Choice STEM in Oakboro, North Carolina enrolled 353 students in 2024-25 with 25.3 full-time teachers, 14.0 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

344 students in 2022-23, 362 students in 2023-24, 353 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.6 to 25.3.

Students enrolled at Oakboro Choice STEM by school year2022-23: 344, 2023-24: 362, 2024-25: 35301002003004002022-233442023-243622024-25353
Students enrolled at Oakboro Choice STEM by school year2022-23: 344, 2023-24: 362, 2024-25: 35301002003004002022-233442023-243622024-25353
Students enrolled at Oakboro Choice STEM by school year2022-23: 344, 2023-24: 362, 2024-25: 35301002003004002022-233442023-243622024-25353
Students enrolled at Oakboro Choice STEM by school year2022-23: 344, 2023-24: 362, 2024-25: 35301002003004002022-233442023-243622024-25353
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334423.614.6
2023-2436225.614.1
2024-2535325.314.0

14.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 65 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; Oakboro Choice STEM 14.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOakboro Choice STEM 14.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Oakboro Choice STEM 14.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOakboro Choice STEM 14.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Oakboro Choice STEM 14.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOakboro Choice STEM 14.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Oakboro Choice STEM 14.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOakboro Choice STEM 14.0state 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 340 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Oakboro Choice STEM enrolled 340 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 340 of the 340 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions15
  • Chronically absent7.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.6% of students were White, 9.9% Hispanic, 4.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White81.6%
  2. Hispanic9.9%
  3. Two or more races4.5%
  4. Black2.5%
  5. Asian1.1%
  6. American Indian0.3%

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 Oakboro Choice STEM

  1. Stanfield ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 5.1 miles away: 483 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).5.1 mi
  2. Aquadale ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.3 miles away: 379 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.3 mi
  3. Compare Oakboro Choice STEM with Stanfield ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Stanly County Schools spends per student$10,914 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,914
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaOakboro Choice STEM is the number 1,031 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,031 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.0:1
  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 Oakboro Choice STEM

  1. How many students attend Oakboro Choice STEM?
    353 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 344 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Oakboro, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Oakboro Choice STEM?
    14.0 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 Oakboro Choice STEM a Title I school?
    Oakboro Choice STEM ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Oakboro Choice STEM in?
    Stanly County Schools, NCES district ID 3704320. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370432003440 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