River Road Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Elizabeth City, North Carolina

River Road Middle in Elizabeth City, North Carolina enrolled 414 students in 2024-25 with 27.5 full-time teachers, 15.1 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).

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

463 students in 2022-23, 428 students in 2023-24, 414 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.3 to 27.5.

Students enrolled at River Road Middle by school year2022-23: 463, 2023-24: 428, 2024-25: 41402004006002022-234632023-244282024-25414
Students enrolled at River Road Middle by school year2022-23: 463, 2023-24: 428, 2024-25: 41402004006002022-234632023-244282024-25414
Students enrolled at River Road Middle by school year2022-23: 463, 2023-24: 428, 2024-25: 41402004006002022-234632023-244282024-25414
Students enrolled at River Road Middle by school year2022-23: 463, 2023-24: 428, 2024-25: 41402004006002022-234632023-244282024-25414
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346331.314.8
2023-2442826.816.0
2024-2541427.515.1

15.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; River Road Middle 15.1; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherRiver Road Middle 15.1state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; River Road Middle 15.1; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherRiver Road Middle 15.1state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; River Road Middle 15.1; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherRiver Road Middle 15.1state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; River Road Middle 15.1; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherRiver Road Middle 15.1state median 16.2U.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 351 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection River Road Middle enrolled 527 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 135 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 351 of the 527 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions135
  • Chronically absent28.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.7% of students were Black, 23.4% White, 13.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black52.7%
  2. White23.4%
  3. Hispanic13.0%
  4. Two or more races9.7%
  5. Asian1.2%

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.

Middle schools in Elizabeth City

2 public middle schools in Elizabeth City report 2024-25 enrollment; River Road Middle is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Elizabeth City Middle48416.199.4%
River Road Middle41415.199.3%

All public schools in Elizabeth City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about River Road Middle

  1. Camden MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 6.1 miles away: 461 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).6.1 mi
  2. Elizabeth City MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 7.6 miles away: 484 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).7.6 mi
  3. Compare River Road Middle with Camden MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools spends per student$13,931 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,931
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaRiver Road Middle is the number 367 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#367 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.1 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.15.1:1
  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 River Road Middle

  1. How many students attend River Road Middle?
    414 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 463 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Elizabeth City, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at River Road Middle?
    15.1 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.
  3. Is River Road Middle a Title I school?
    River Road Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is River Road Middle in?
    Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools, NCES district ID 3703540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370354002345 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