Pumpkin Center Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Lincolnton, North Carolina

Pumpkin Center Primary in Lincolnton, North Carolina enrolled 325 students in 2024-25 with 23.7 full-time teachers, 13.7 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%

306 students in 2022-23, 300 students in 2023-24, 325 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.8 to 23.7.

Students enrolled at Pumpkin Center Primary by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 300, 2024-25: 32501002003004002022-233062023-243002024-25325
Students enrolled at Pumpkin Center Primary by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 300, 2024-25: 32501002003004002022-233062023-243002024-25325
Students enrolled at Pumpkin Center Primary by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 300, 2024-25: 32501002003004002022-233062023-243002024-25325
Students enrolled at Pumpkin Center Primary by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 300, 2024-25: 32501002003004002022-233062023-243002024-25325
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330620.814.7
2023-2430023.812.6
2024-2532523.713.7

13.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 71 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; Pumpkin Center Primary 13.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPumpkin Center Primary 13.7state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Pumpkin Center Primary 13.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPumpkin Center Primary 13.7state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Pumpkin Center Primary 13.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPumpkin Center Primary 13.7state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Pumpkin Center Primary 13.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPumpkin Center Primary 13.7state 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 270 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pumpkin Center Primary enrolled 270 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 270 of the 270 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent18.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.0% of students were White, 9.8% Hispanic, 3.4% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White80.0%
  2. Hispanic9.8%
  3. Asian3.4%
  4. Black3.1%
  5. Two or more races3.1%
  6. American Indian0.6%

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 Lincolnton

7 public elementary schools in Lincolnton report 2024-25 enrollment; Pumpkin Center Primary is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Battleground Elementary42013.297.1%
Childers Elementary41813.897.1%
GE Massey Elementary37013.699.2%
Pumpkin Center Primary32513.799.1%
Love Memorial Elementary31512.499.0%
S Ray Lowder Elementary30613.497.4%
Pumpkin Center Intermediate29515.999.0%

All public schools in Lincolnton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Pumpkin Center Primary

  1. Pumpkin Center IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 295 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Iron Station ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.3 miles away: 367 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
  3. Compare Pumpkin Center Primary with Pumpkin Center IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lincoln County Schools spends per student$10,722 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,722
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaPumpkin Center Primary is the number 1,119 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,119 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.7:1
  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 Pumpkin Center Primary

  1. How many students attend Pumpkin Center Primary?
    325 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 306 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lincolnton, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pumpkin Center Primary?
    13.7 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 Pumpkin Center Primary a Title I school?
    Pumpkin Center Primary 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).
  4. What district is Pumpkin Center Primary in?
    Lincoln County Schools, NCES district ID 3702680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370268002469 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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