Polk County Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Mill Spring, North Carolina
Polk County Middle School in Mill Spring, North Carolina enrolled 454 students in 2024-25 with 40.7 full-time teachers, 11.1 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
475 students in 2022-23, 471 students in 2023-24, 454 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.8 to 40.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 475 | 38.8 | 12.3 |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 40.0 | 11.8 |
| 2024-25 | 454 | 40.7 | 11.1 |
11.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools
Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle 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 200 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Polk County Middle School enrolled 501 students and had 2.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 32 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.5, one per 200 of the 501 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions32
- Chronically absent33.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.7% of students were White, 14.1% Hispanic, 6.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White74.7%
- Hispanic14.1%
- Two or more races6.4%
- Black4.2%
- Asian0.2%
- American Indian0.2%
- 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.
What to look at next about Polk County Middle School
- Flat Rock MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 15 miles away: 748 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
- Apple Valley MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 15 miles away: 820 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
- Compare Polk County Middle School with Flat Rock MiddleStudents, 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 County Middle School is the number 344 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#344 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher11.1 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.11.1:1
- 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 County Middle School
How many students attend Polk County Middle School?
454 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 475 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Mill Spring, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Polk County Middle School?
11.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Polk County Middle School a Title I school?
Polk County Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is Polk County Middle School in?
Polk County Schools, NCES district ID 3703720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370372002790 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.