Orrum Middle

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Orrum, North Carolina

Orrum Middle in Orrum, North Carolina enrolled 294 students in 2024-25 with 19.2 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).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

297 students in 2022-23, 301 students in 2023-24, 294 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.2 to 19.2.

Students enrolled at Orrum Middle by school year2022-23: 297, 2023-24: 301, 2024-25: 29401002003004002022-232972023-243012024-25294
Students enrolled at Orrum Middle by school year2022-23: 297, 2023-24: 301, 2024-25: 29401002003004002022-232972023-243012024-25294
Students enrolled at Orrum Middle by school year2022-23: 297, 2023-24: 301, 2024-25: 29401002003004002022-232972023-243012024-25294
Students enrolled at Orrum Middle by school year2022-23: 297, 2023-24: 301, 2024-25: 29401002003004002022-232972023-243012024-25294
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2329720.214.7
2023-2430121.314.1
2024-2529419.215.3

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; Orrum Middle 15.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherOrrum 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; Orrum Middle 15.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherOrrum 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; Orrum Middle 15.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherOrrum 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; Orrum Middle 15.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherOrrum 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 284 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Orrum Middle enrolled 284 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 109 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 284 of the 284 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions109
  • Chronically absent50.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

31.0% of students were Black, 27.9% White, 17.0% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. Black31.0%
  2. White27.9%
  3. American Indian17.0%
  4. Two or more races16.3%
  5. Hispanic7.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 Orrum Middle

  1. Fairmont MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 6.6 miles away: 253 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).6.6 mi
  2. Lumberton JuniorThe next nearest public middle school, 9.7 miles away: 655 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).9.7 mi
  3. Compare Orrum Middle with Fairmont MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Public Schools of Robeson County spends per student$12,767 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,767
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaOrrum Middle is the number 424 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#424 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 Orrum Middle

  1. How many students attend Orrum Middle?
    294 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 297 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Orrum, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Orrum 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 Orrum Middle a Title I school?
    Orrum Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Orrum Middle in?
    Public Schools of Robeson County, NCES district ID 3703930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370393001575 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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