River Park Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Hillsborough, North Carolina
River Park Elementary in Hillsborough, North Carolina enrolled 523 students in 2024-25 with 36.2 full-time teachers, 14.5 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 fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%
559 students in 2022-23, 555 students in 2023-24, 523 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.7 to 36.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 559 | 40.7 | 13.7 |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 41.4 | 13.4 |
| 2024-25 | 523 | 36.2 | 14.5 |
14.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 56 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 275 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection River Park Elementary enrolled 550 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 275 of the 550 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent18.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
59.1% of students were White, 25.0% Hispanic, 7.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White59.1%
- Hispanic25.0%
- Two or more races7.6%
- Black5.2%
- Asian1.9%
- American Indian1.1%
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 Hillsborough
6 public elementary schools in Hillsborough report 2024-25 enrollment; River Park Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Park Elementary | 523 | 14.5 | 35.8% |
| Hillsborough Elementary | 435 | 14.7 | 17.2% |
| Grady Brown Elementary | 406 | 13.2 | 58.4% |
| The Expedition School | 380 | 13.2 | not reported |
| Pathways Elementary | 371 | 13.8 | 51.2% |
| Central Elementary | 261 | 11.2 | 98.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about River Park Elementary
- Hillsborough ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 435 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Central ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 261 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare River Park Elementary with Hillsborough ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Orange County School District spends per student$14,399 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,399
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaRiver Park Elementary is the number 543 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#543 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.5:1
- 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 Park Elementary
How many students attend River Park Elementary?
523 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 559 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hillsborough, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at River Park Elementary?
14.5 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 River Park Elementary a Title I school?
River Park 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 River Park Elementary in?
Orange County School District, NCES district ID 3703480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370348001442 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.