Saluda Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Saluda, North Carolina
Saluda Elementary School in Saluda, North Carolina enrolled 142 students in 2024-25 with 13.7 full-time teachers, 10.4 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 fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
146 students in 2022-23, 145 students in 2023-24, 142 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.0 to 13.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 146 | 15.0 | 9.7 |
| 2023-24 | 145 | 16.0 | 9.1 |
| 2024-25 | 142 | 13.7 | 10.4 |
10.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 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 278 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Saluda Elementary School enrolled 139 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 278 of the 139 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent22.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.0% of students were White, 7.0% Hispanic, 2.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White88.0%
- Hispanic7.0%
- Two or more races2.8%
- Black1.4%
- Asian0.7%
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.
What to look at next about Saluda Elementary School
- Upward ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 4.9 miles away: 389 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).4.9 mi
- Hillandale ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.3 miles away: 483 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
- Compare Saluda Elementary School with Upward ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Polk County Schools spends per student$15,041 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,041
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaSaluda Elementary School is the number 1,405 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,405 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher10.4 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.10.4:1
- 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 Saluda Elementary School
How many students attend Saluda Elementary School?
142 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 146 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Saluda, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Saluda Elementary School?
10.4 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 Saluda Elementary School a Title I school?
Saluda Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Saluda Elementary School in?
Polk County Schools, NCES district ID 3703720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370372001511 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.