Porter Ridge Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Indian Trail, North Carolina
Porter Ridge Elementary in Indian Trail, North Carolina enrolled 765 students in 2024-25 with 47.0 full-time teachers, 16.3 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. 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 rose 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
664 students in 2022-23, 724 students in 2023-24, 765 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.5 to 47.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 664 | 43.5 | 15.3 |
| 2023-24 | 724 | 43.0 | 16.8 |
| 2024-25 | 765 | 47.0 | 16.3 |
16.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 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 578 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Porter Ridge Elementary enrolled 578 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 578 of the 578 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions14
- Chronically absent24.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
37.0% of students were White, 31.5% Hispanic, 19.9% Black in 2024-25.
- White37.0%
- Hispanic31.5%
- Black19.9%
- Asian5.9%
- Two or more races5.6%
- American Indian0.1%
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; Porter Ridge Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Ridge Elementary | 765 | 16.3 | 53.9% |
| Poplin Elementary | 756 | 15.0 | 32.8% |
| Indian Trail Elementary | 633 | 15.1 | 45.3% |
| Hemby Bridge Elementary | 491 | 15.3 | 32.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Porter Ridge Elementary
- Poplin ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 756 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Hemby Bridge ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.6 miles away: 491 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Compare Porter Ridge Elementary with Poplin ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaPorter Ridge Elementary is the number 115 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#115 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.16.3:1
- 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 Porter Ridge Elementary
How many students attend Porter Ridge Elementary?
765 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 664 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Indian Trail, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Porter Ridge Elementary?
16.3 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 Porter Ridge Elementary a Title I school?
Porter Ridge Elementary 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 Porter Ridge Elementary in?
Union County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3704620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370462002741 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.