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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
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.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 503 | 35.0 | 14.4 |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 35.0 | 13.5 |
| 2024-25 | 457 | 32.0 | 14.3 |
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.
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.
- White48.4%
- Hispanic20.4%
- Black17.7%
- Two or more races11.2%
- Asian1.8%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
- 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.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Elementary | 720 | 14.1 | 56.1% |
| Morton Elementary | 715 | 15.6 | 54.0% |
| Hunters Creek Elementary | 585 | 13.0 | 66.2% |
| Stateside Elementary | 579 | 15.2 | 42.0% |
| Carolina Forest Elementary | 570 | 14.6 | 43.5% |
| Bell Fork Elementary | 551 | 14.5 | 68.6% |
| Clear View Elementary | 535 | 15.3 | 46.2% |
| Meadow View Elementary | 520 | 13.9 | 55.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Parkwood Elementary
- Northwoods ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 439 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Clyde Erwin ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 283 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Compare Parkwood Elementary with Northwoods ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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.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.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.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
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.