Peterson Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Red Springs, North Carolina
Peterson Elementary in Red Springs, North Carolina enrolled 539 students in 2024-25 with 35.9 full-time teachers, 15.0 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%
540 students in 2022-23, 539 students in 2023-24, 539 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.8 to 35.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 540 | 31.8 | 17.0 |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 33.6 | 16.0 |
| 2024-25 | 539 | 35.9 | 15.0 |
15.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 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 491 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Peterson Elementary enrolled 491 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 29 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 491 of the 491 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions29
- Chronically absent43.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
34.5% of students were Hispanic, 30.6% American Indian, 22.6% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic34.5%
- American Indian30.6%
- Black22.6%
- Two or more races8.9%
- White2.8%
- Asian0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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 Red Springs
2 public elementary schools in Red Springs report 2024-25 enrollment; Peterson Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterson Elementary | 539 | 15.0 | 99.4% |
| Hawk Eye Elementary | 328 | 12.2 | 99.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Peterson Elementary
- Oxendine ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 3.9 miles away: 301 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
- Prospect ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.0 miles away: 775 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).6.0 mi
- Compare Peterson Elementary with Oxendine ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaPeterson Elementary is the number 492 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#492 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.15.0:1
- 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 Peterson Elementary
How many students attend Peterson Elementary?
539 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 540 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Red Springs, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Peterson Elementary?
15.0 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 Peterson Elementary a Title I school?
Peterson Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Peterson Elementary in?
Public Schools of Robeson County, NCES district ID 3703930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370393002238 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.