Sallie B Howard School
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Wilson, North Carolina
Sallie B Howard School in Wilson, North Carolina enrolled 1,228 students in 2024-25 with 77.1 full-time teachers, 15.9 students per teacher against the North Carolina median of 15.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 59-63% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 65-69% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-79% (North Carolina: 86.5%).
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 rose 3%
1,204 students in 2022-23, 1,251 students in 2023-24, 1,228 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 74.5 to 77.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,204 | 74.5 | 16.2 |
| 2023-24 | 1,251 | 75.5 | 16.6 |
| 2024-25 | 1,228 | 77.1 | 15.9 |
15.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 56 of every 100 North Carolina schools of this kind
Among the 120 North Carolina schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. 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).
1 AP courses and one counselor per 1,071 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sallie B Howard School enrolled 1,071 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 138 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses1
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 1,071 of the 1,071 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions138
- Chronically absent22.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
51.9% of students were Black, 39.9% Hispanic, 4.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black51.9%
- Hispanic39.9%
- Two or more races4.0%
- White2.9%
- Asian1.2%
- American Indian0.2%
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.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at Sallie B Howard School scored proficient or above: 59-63% in reading and 65-69% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 59‑63% | 59‑63% | 48% |
| Math | 65‑69% | 65‑69% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
60-79% of the 23 students in Sallie B Howard School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | North Carolina | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 60‑79% | 60‑79% | 86.5% |
| Students in the class | 23 | 23 | 120,822 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
Schools of this kind in Wilson
4 public schools of this kind in Wilson report 2024-25 enrollment; Sallie B Howard School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sallie B Howard School | 1,228 | 15.9 | 97.1% |
| Wilson Preparatory Academy | 725 | 17.7 | 98.6% |
| Milton M Daniels Learning Center | 62 | 6.9 | 95.2% |
| Eastern NC School for the Deaf | 41 | 1.9 | 92.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sallie B Howard School
- Milton M Daniels Learning CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.5 miles away: 62 students, 6.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Wilson Preparatory AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.0 miles away: 725 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
- Compare Sallie B Howard School with Milton M Daniels Learning CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Sallie B Howard School spends per student$11,559 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,559
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaSallie B Howard School is the number 29 by size of 129 North Carolina schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#29 of 129
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 15.1 for schools of this kind.15.9:1
- 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 Sallie B Howard School
How many students attend Sallie B Howard School?
1,228 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,204 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Wilson, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sallie B Howard School?
15.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for schools of this kind is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Sallie B Howard School a Title I school?
Sallie B Howard School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Sallie B Howard School do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Sallie B Howard School scored proficient or above: 59-63% in reading and 65-69% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Sallie B Howard School?
60-79% of the 23 students in Sallie B Howard School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Sallie B Howard School in?
Sallie B Howard School, NCES district ID 3700049. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370004902365 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.