Elementary school (grades K-5) · Greensboro, NC

Peeler Open Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Peeler Open Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 82/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 370192000795
0/100100/10082/100
👥 S:T ratio
76
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
99
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Peeler Open Elementary earns 82/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of North Carolina schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in North Carolina.

#1 of 21
elementary schools in Greensboro · Resource Index
82
Resource Index · Higher
6:1
small classes for North Carolina
6
students enrolled

Peeler Open Elementary has class sizes smaller than 98% of North Carolina schools. Computed live against every North Carolina school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Peeler Open Elementary ranks #1 of 21 elementary schools in Greensboro, NC.

Enrollment

6

North Carolina · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

1.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

6:1

vs 15.8:1 North Carolina avg

-62% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Peeler Open Elementary compares with North Carolina and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Peeler Open Elementary

Peeler Open Elementary is a small elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina, enrolling 6 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 6:1, Peeler Open Elementary is leaner than roughly 98% of North Carolina schools and 62% under the state's 15.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of North Carolina schools, with 6 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 100% of the 2,698 North Carolina schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 6 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Its district draws 26.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 2 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 6 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Among Greensboro's elementary schools, it stands alongside Greensboro Academy (777 students): Peeler Open Elementary is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (6:1 vs 22.9:1).

Guilford County Schools also operates Northwest Guilford High (2,055 students) and Grimsley High (1,967 students) alongside Peeler Open Elementary.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Peeler Open Elementary compares

Peeler Open Elementary on the metrics families compare, against North Carolina and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs North Carolina North Carolina avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 6:1 ▼ 62% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 6 top 100% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

6:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
6
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
6:1
students per teacher - 62% below state mean
Top 2% in North Carolina - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$13,036
per pupil, district-wide - above North Carolina avg of $12,017
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 6 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 33.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Guilford County Schools, which includes Peeler Open Elementary.

$13,036
Per student
+8%
vs North Carolina
Avg $12,017
-21%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 24.4%
State 48.8%
Federal 26.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Peeler Open Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Northwest Guilford High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Grimsley High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Page High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Southwest Guilford High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
James B Dudley High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Peeler Open Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Guilford County Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Greensboro

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of North Carolina, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Peeler Open Elementary's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Peeler Open Elementary

How many students attend Peeler Open Elementary?

Peeler Open Elementary has 6 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Greensboro, NC.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Peeler Open Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Peeler Open Elementary is 6:1, which is 62% lower than the North Carolina average of 15.8:1 and 62% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Peeler Open Elementary?

Peeler Open Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 82/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Peeler Open Elementary rank among elementary schools in Greensboro?

By Resource Investment Index, Peeler Open Elementary ranks #1 of 21 elementary schools in Greensboro, NC. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Greensboro on the city page.

Is Peeler Open Elementary a good school?

Peeler Open Elementary earns 82/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of North Carolina schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in North Carolina. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Guilford County Schools?

Besides Peeler Open Elementary, Guilford County Schools also operates Northwest Guilford High (2,055 students), Grimsley High (1,967 students), and Page High (1,648 students). See the Guilford County Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

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