River Bend Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Raleigh, North Carolina
River Bend Middle in Raleigh, North Carolina enrolled 995 students in 2024-25 with 62.0 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program 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 fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%
1,124 students in 2022-23, 989 students in 2023-24, 995 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 75.0 to 62.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,124 | 75.0 | 15.0 |
| 2023-24 | 989 | 65.0 | 15.2 |
| 2024-25 | 995 | 62.0 | 16.0 |
16.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools
Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle 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 391 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection River Bend Middle enrolled 1,173 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 283 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 391 of the 1,173 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions283
- Chronically absent32.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
44.2% of students were Black, 39.4% Hispanic, 7.6% White in 2024-25.
- Black44.2%
- Hispanic39.4%
- White7.6%
- Asian4.8%
- Two or more races3.5%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
- 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.
Middle schools in Raleigh
18 public middle schools in Raleigh report 2024-25 enrollment; River Bend Middle is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Millbrook Middle | 1,164 | 17.2 | 30.0% |
| Oberlin Middle | 1,049 | 15.1 | 28.7% |
| Martin Middle | 1,011 | 16.7 | 28.3% |
| River Bend Middle | 995 | 16.0 | 99.7% |
| Dillard Drive Middle | 977 | 14.7 | 48.1% |
| Ligon Middle | 959 | 15.2 | 32.5% |
| Carnage Middle | 924 | 15.0 | 28.9% |
| Carroll Middle | 898 | 14.8 | 57.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about River Bend Middle
- East Millbrook MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 731 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Neuse River MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 877 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
- Compare River Bend Middle with East Millbrook MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wake County Public School System spends per student$11,691 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,691
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaRiver Bend Middle is the number 41 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#41 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.16.0:1
- 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 River Bend Middle
How many students attend River Bend Middle?
995 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,124 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Raleigh, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at River Bend Middle?
16.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is River Bend Middle a Title I school?
River Bend Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is River Bend Middle in?
Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472003412 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.