Prospect Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Monroe, North Carolina
Prospect Elementary in Monroe, North Carolina enrolled 373 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 13.3 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 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%
346 students in 2022-23, 369 students in 2023-24, 373 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.0 to 28.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 346 | 25.0 | 13.8 |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 29.0 | 12.7 |
| 2024-25 | 373 | 28.0 | 13.3 |
13.3 students per teacher, a lower 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 350 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Prospect Elementary enrolled 350 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 350 of the 350 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent28.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.3% of students were White, 14.7% Hispanic, 5.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White74.3%
- Hispanic14.7%
- Two or more races5.4%
- Black5.1%
- American Indian0.5%
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 Monroe
13 public elementary schools in Monroe report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Chapel Elementary | 729 | 15.3 | 13.7% |
| Unionville Elementary | 679 | 15.1 | 36.1% |
| Shiloh Valley Elementary | 574 | 16.4 | 46.0% |
| Shiloh Valley Primary School | 563 | 13.3 | 51.9% |
| Rocky River Elementary | 536 | 13.4 | 99.4% |
| Sardis Elementary | 529 | 13.1 | 98.1% |
| Benton Heights Elementary | 451 | 10.3 | 99.3% |
| Walter Bickett Elementary | 444 | 11.0 | 99.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Prospect Elementary
- Western Union ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 6.3 miles away: 539 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.3 mi
- Walter Bickett ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.9 miles away: 444 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).7.9 mi
- Compare Prospect Elementary with Western Union 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 CarolinaProspect Elementary is the number 977 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#977 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.3:1
- 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 Prospect Elementary
How many students attend Prospect Elementary?
373 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 346 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Monroe, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Prospect Elementary?
13.3 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 Prospect Elementary a Title I school?
Prospect 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 Prospect Elementary in?
Union County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3704620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370462001801 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.