Sandy Ridge Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Sandy Ridge, North Carolina

Sandy Ridge Elementary School in Sandy Ridge, North Carolina enrolled 213 students in 2024-25 with 13.7 full-time teachers, 15.6 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).

Enrollment rose 37% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%

156 students in 2022-23, 175 students in 2023-24, 213 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.8 to 13.7.

Students enrolled at Sandy Ridge Elementary School by school year2022-23: 156, 2023-24: 175, 2024-25: 21301002003002022-231562023-241752024-25213
Students enrolled at Sandy Ridge Elementary School by school year2022-23: 156, 2023-24: 175, 2024-25: 21301002003002022-231562023-241752024-25213
Students enrolled at Sandy Ridge Elementary School by school year2022-23: 156, 2023-24: 175, 2024-25: 21301002003002022-231562023-241752024-25213
Students enrolled at Sandy Ridge Elementary School by school year2022-23: 156, 2023-24: 175, 2024-25: 21301002003002022-231562023-241752024-25213
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315611.813.2
2023-2417511.215.7
2024-2521313.715.6

15.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 15.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 15.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 15.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 15.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 14.7U.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 171 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sandy Ridge Elementary School enrolled 171 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 171 of the 171 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent14.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.4% of students were White, 5.2% Hispanic, 1.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White93.4%
  2. Hispanic5.2%
  3. Two or more races1.4%

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 Sandy Ridge Elementary School

  1. John W Dillard AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 9.8 miles away: 256 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).9.8 mi
  2. Stoneville ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 413 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Sandy Ridge Elementary School with John W Dillard AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Stokes County Schools spends per student$12,939 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,939
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaSandy Ridge Elementary School is the number 1,338 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,338 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.15.6:1
  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 Sandy Ridge Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Sandy Ridge Elementary School?
    213 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 156 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sandy Ridge, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sandy Ridge Elementary School?
    15.6 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.
  3. Is Sandy Ridge Elementary School a Title I school?
    Sandy Ridge Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Sandy Ridge Elementary School in?
    Stokes County Schools, NCES district ID 3704380. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370438001740 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