Poplin Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Indian Trail, North Carolina

Poplin Elementary in Indian Trail, North Carolina enrolled 756 students in 2024-25 with 50.5 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 19%

720 students in 2022-23, 759 students in 2023-24, 756 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.5 to 50.5.

Students enrolled at Poplin Elementary by school year2022-23: 720, 2023-24: 759, 2024-25: 75602004006008002022-237202023-247592024-25756
Students enrolled at Poplin Elementary by school year2022-23: 720, 2023-24: 759, 2024-25: 75602004006008002022-237202023-247592024-25756
Students enrolled at Poplin Elementary by school year2022-23: 720, 2023-24: 759, 2024-25: 75602004006008002022-237202023-247592024-25756
Students enrolled at Poplin Elementary by school year2022-23: 720, 2023-24: 759, 2024-25: 75602004006008002022-237202023-247592024-25756
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2372042.516.9
2023-2475948.515.6
2024-2575650.515.0

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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Poplin Elementary 15.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPoplin Elementary 15.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Poplin Elementary 15.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPoplin Elementary 15.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Poplin Elementary 15.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPoplin Elementary 15.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Poplin Elementary 15.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPoplin Elementary 15.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

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 668 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Poplin Elementary enrolled 668 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 668 of the 668 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions13
  • Chronically absent21.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

56.9% of students were White, 16.5% Hispanic, 14.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White56.9%
  2. Hispanic16.5%
  3. Black14.4%
  4. Two or more races7.3%
  5. Asian3.7%
  6. American Indian1.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 Indian Trail

4 public elementary schools in Indian Trail report 2024-25 enrollment; Poplin Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Porter Ridge Elementary76516.353.9%
Poplin Elementary75615.032.8%
Indian Trail Elementary63315.145.3%
Hemby Bridge Elementary49115.332.0%

All public schools in Indian Trail →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Poplin Elementary

  1. Porter Ridge ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 765 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Hemby Bridge ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 491 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Poplin Elementary with Porter Ridge ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Union County Public Schools spends per student$11,340 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,340
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaPoplin Elementary is the number 125 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#125 of 1,451
  6. 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
  7. 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 Poplin Elementary

  1. How many students attend Poplin Elementary?
    756 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 720 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Indian Trail, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Poplin 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.
  3. Is Poplin Elementary a Title I school?
    Poplin Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Poplin Elementary in?
    Union County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3704620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370462003096 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