Porters Neck Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Wilmington, North Carolina

Porters Neck Elementary in Wilmington, North Carolina enrolled 666 students in 2024-25 with 41.5 full-time teachers, 16.0 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).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

605 students in 2022-23, 655 students in 2023-24, 666 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.7 to 41.5.

Students enrolled at Porters Neck Elementary by school year2022-23: 605, 2023-24: 655, 2024-25: 66602004006008002022-236052023-246552024-25666
Students enrolled at Porters Neck Elementary by school year2022-23: 605, 2023-24: 655, 2024-25: 66602004006008002022-236052023-246552024-25666
Students enrolled at Porters Neck Elementary by school year2022-23: 605, 2023-24: 655, 2024-25: 66602004006008002022-236052023-246552024-25666
Students enrolled at Porters Neck Elementary by school year2022-23: 605, 2023-24: 655, 2024-25: 66602004006008002022-236052023-246552024-25666
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2360540.714.9
2023-2465541.315.9
2024-2566641.516.0

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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 16.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 16.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 16.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 16.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state 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 527 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Porters Neck Elementary enrolled 527 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 527 of the 527 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent12.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

79.6% of students were White, 8.7% Hispanic, 4.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White79.6%
  2. Hispanic8.7%
  3. Black4.5%
  4. Two or more races4.4%
  5. Asian2.4%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. 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 Wilmington

29 public elementary schools in Wilmington report 2024-25 enrollment; Porters Neck Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Porters Neck Elementary66616.020.7%
Ogden Elementary61915.916.3%
Murrayville Elementary57314.299.5%
Masonboro Elementary56416.019.3%
Heyward C Bellamy Elementary53315.137.0%
The International School at Gregory51413.899.4%
Edwin A Anderson Elementary51413.243.0%
Wrightsboro Elementary50214.998.4%

All public schools in Wilmington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Porters Neck Elementary

  1. Ogden ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.5 miles away: 619 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. Dr Hubert Eaton Sr ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.7 miles away: 461 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
  3. Compare Porters Neck Elementary with Ogden ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much New Hanover County Schools spends per student$13,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,808
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaPorters Neck Elementary is the number 224 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#224 of 1,451
  6. 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
  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 Porters Neck Elementary

  1. How many students attend Porters Neck Elementary?
    666 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 605 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wilmington, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Porters Neck Elementary?
    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.
  3. Is Porters Neck Elementary a Title I school?
    Porters Neck Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Porters Neck Elementary in?
    New Hanover County Schools, NCES district ID 3703330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370333003520 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.

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