Parkwood Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Jacksonville, North Carolina

Parkwood Elementary in Jacksonville, North Carolina enrolled 457 students in 2024-25 with 32.0 full-time teachers, 14.3 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 fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

503 students in 2022-23, 471 students in 2023-24, 457 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.0 to 32.0.

Students enrolled at Parkwood Elementary by school year2022-23: 503, 2023-24: 471, 2024-25: 45702004006002022-235032023-244712024-25457
Students enrolled at Parkwood Elementary by school year2022-23: 503, 2023-24: 471, 2024-25: 45702004006002022-235032023-244712024-25457
Students enrolled at Parkwood Elementary by school year2022-23: 503, 2023-24: 471, 2024-25: 45702004006002022-235032023-244712024-25457
Students enrolled at Parkwood Elementary by school year2022-23: 503, 2023-24: 471, 2024-25: 45702004006002022-235032023-244712024-25457
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2350335.014.4
2023-2447135.013.5
2024-2545732.014.3

14.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 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; Parkwood Elementary 14.3; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherParkwood Elementary 14.3state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Parkwood Elementary 14.3; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherParkwood Elementary 14.3state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Parkwood Elementary 14.3; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherParkwood Elementary 14.3state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Parkwood Elementary 14.3; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherParkwood Elementary 14.3state 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 509 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Parkwood Elementary enrolled 509 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 509 of the 509 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions33
  • Chronically absent18.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

48.4% of students were White, 20.4% Hispanic, 17.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White48.4%
  2. Hispanic20.4%
  3. Black17.7%
  4. Two or more races11.2%
  5. Asian1.8%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%
  7. American Indian0.2%

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.

Elementary schools in Jacksonville

16 public elementary schools in Jacksonville report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Southwest Elementary72014.156.1%
Morton Elementary71515.654.0%
Hunters Creek Elementary58513.066.2%
Stateside Elementary57915.242.0%
Carolina Forest Elementary57014.643.5%
Bell Fork Elementary55114.568.6%
Clear View Elementary53515.346.2%
Meadow View Elementary52013.955.2%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Parkwood Elementary

  1. Northwoods ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 439 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Clyde Erwin ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 283 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  3. Compare Parkwood Elementary with Northwoods ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Onslow County Schools spends per student$11,056 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,056
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaParkwood Elementary is the number 727 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#727 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.3:1
  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 Parkwood Elementary

  1. How many students attend Parkwood Elementary?
    457 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 503 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Jacksonville, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Parkwood Elementary?
    14.3 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 Parkwood Elementary a Title I school?
    Parkwood Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Parkwood Elementary in?
    Onslow County Schools, NCES district ID 3703450. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370345001427 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