Polk Central Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Mill Spring, North Carolina
Polk Central Elementary School in Mill Spring, North Carolina enrolled 379 students in 2024-25 with 23.7 full-time teachers, 16.0 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 rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 21%
341 students in 2022-23, 382 students in 2023-24, 379 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.1 to 23.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 341 | 30.1 | 11.3 |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 27.9 | 13.7 |
| 2024-25 | 379 | 23.7 | 16.0 |
16.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 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 314 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Polk Central Elementary School enrolled 314 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 314 of the 314 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent29.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.9% of students were White, 10.3% Hispanic, 5.3% Black in 2024-25.
- White78.9%
- Hispanic10.3%
- Black5.3%
- Two or more races5.3%
- Asian0.3%
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.
Elementary schools in Mill Spring
2 public elementary schools in Mill Spring report 2024-25 enrollment; Polk Central Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polk Central Elementary School | 379 | 16.0 | 99.2% |
| Sunny View Elementary School | 120 | 11.8 | 97.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Polk Central Elementary School
- Sunny View Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 6.5 miles away: 120 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).6.5 mi
- Tryon Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.3 miles away: 367 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).8.3 mi
- Compare Polk Central Elementary School with Sunny View Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Polk County Schools spends per student$15,041 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,041
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaPolk Central Elementary School is the number 960 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#960 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.16.0:1
- 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 Polk Central Elementary School
How many students attend Polk Central Elementary School?
379 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 341 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mill Spring, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Polk Central Elementary School?
16.0 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 Polk Central Elementary School a Title I school?
Polk Central Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Polk Central Elementary School in?
Polk County Schools, NCES district ID 3703720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370372000780 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.