Rutherfordton Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Rutherfordton Elementary School in Rutherfordton, North Carolina enrolled 397 students in 2024-25 with 24.1 full-time teachers, 16.4 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. 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 rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%
390 students in 2022-23, 391 students in 2023-24, 397 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.6 to 24.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 390 | 29.6 | 13.2 |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 28.0 | 14.0 |
| 2024-25 | 397 | 24.1 | 16.4 |
16.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 80 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 364 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rutherfordton Elementary School enrolled 364 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 364 of the 364 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions19
- Chronically absent27.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
70.3% of students were White, 11.6% of two or more races, 9.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White70.3%
- Two or more races11.6%
- Hispanic9.6%
- Black8.6%
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 Rutherfordton
2 public elementary schools in Rutherfordton report 2024-25 enrollment; Rutherfordton Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherfordton Elementary School | 397 | 16.4 | 95.2% |
| Pinnacle Elementary School | 254 | 16.0 | 96.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Rutherfordton Elementary School
- Spindale Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.8 miles away: 337 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
- Pinnacle Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 9.3 miles away: 254 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).9.3 mi
- Compare Rutherfordton Elementary School with Spindale Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rutherford County Schools spends per student$14,515 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,515
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaRutherfordton Elementary School is the number 898 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#898 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.16.4:1
- 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 Rutherfordton Elementary School
How many students attend Rutherfordton Elementary School?
397 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 390 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Rutherfordton, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Rutherfordton Elementary School?
16.4 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 Rutherfordton Elementary School a Title I school?
Rutherfordton Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Rutherfordton Elementary School in?
Rutherford County Schools, NCES district ID 3704080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370408001650 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.