Orange Middle

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

Orange Middle in Hillsborough, North Carolina enrolled 514 students in 2024-25 with 38.2 full-time teachers, 13.4 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; 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 fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

525 students in 2022-23, 529 students in 2023-24, 514 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.2 to 38.2.

Students enrolled at Orange Middle by school year2022-23: 525, 2023-24: 529, 2024-25: 51402004006002022-235252023-245292024-25514
Students enrolled at Orange Middle by school year2022-23: 525, 2023-24: 529, 2024-25: 51402004006002022-235252023-245292024-25514
Students enrolled at Orange Middle by school year2022-23: 525, 2023-24: 529, 2024-25: 51402004006002022-235252023-245292024-25514
Students enrolled at Orange Middle by school year2022-23: 525, 2023-24: 529, 2024-25: 51402004006002022-235252023-245292024-25514
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352537.214.1
2023-2452934.715.2
2024-2551438.213.4

13.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 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; Orange Middle 13.4; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherOrange Middle 13.4state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Orange Middle 13.4; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherOrange Middle 13.4state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Orange Middle 13.4; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherOrange Middle 13.4state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Orange Middle 13.4; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherOrange Middle 13.4state 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 259 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Orange Middle enrolled 517 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 259 of the 517 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions25
  • Chronically absent21.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.4% of students were White, 20.2% Hispanic, 13.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White58.4%
  2. Hispanic20.2%
  3. Black13.4%
  4. Two or more races7.4%
  5. Asian0.6%

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.

Middle schools in Hillsborough

2 public middle schools in Hillsborough report 2024-25 enrollment; Orange Middle is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
A L Stanback Middle64814.555.6%
Orange Middle51413.442.0%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Orange Middle

  1. A L Stanback MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 4.4 miles away: 648 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).4.4 mi
  2. Gravelly Hill MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 5.9 miles away: 415 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.9 mi
  3. Compare Orange Middle with A L Stanback MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Orange County School District spends per student$14,399 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,399
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaOrange Middle is the number 290 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#290 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.4 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.13.4:1
  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 Orange Middle

  1. How many students attend Orange Middle?
    514 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 525 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Hillsborough, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Orange Middle?
    13.4 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 Orange Middle a Title I school?
    Orange Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Orange Middle in?
    Orange County School District, NCES district ID 3703480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370348001444 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.

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