Other / mixed grade configuration · Shawboro, NC

Shawboro Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Shawboro Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 370108002374
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👥 S:T ratio
38
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
55
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Shawboro Elementary School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the North Carolina median.

41
Resource Index · Typical
15.6:1
students per teacher
29.5%
free-lunch eligible
625
students enrolled

Shawboro Elementary School has class sizes near the North Carolina median. Computed live against every North Carolina school reporting to NCES.

School address

Shawboro, NC 27973
District: Currituck County Schools · North Carolina

NCES ID 370108002374 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+23 students YoY

Shawboro Elementary School held near 629 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+23 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 40.5 → 42.3 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+23 students YoY 370108002374 · Shawboro, NC Other · MID · TRAD

625 enr · 15.6:1 · 29.5% lunch · RII 41

Nearest enrollment peer: Currituck County High (1,061 students)

Shawboro Elementary School held near 629 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+23 headcount). Teacher FTE added 40.5 → 42.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · North Carolina schools → · Find another →

Shawboro Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Shawboro Elementary School reports 625 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Shawboro Elementary School compares

Shawboro Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs North Carolina and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs North Carolina North Carolina avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.6:1 ▼ 1% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 29.5% ▼ 55% 66.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 625 top 32% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.6:1
Leaner classes than 41% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
625
Bigger than 75% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
29.5%
free-lunch eligible - 55% below the North Carolina average of 66.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
15.6:1
students per teacher - 1% below state mean
Top 57% in North Carolina - lower ratio than 43% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
17.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$12,078
per pupil, district-wide - below North Carolina avg of $12,294
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 625 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
17
in-school suspensions + 17 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 77.4%
Two or More 8.5%
Hispanic or Latino 7.5%
African American 5.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%
Asian 0.2%

Largest group: White at 77.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 38.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 38.5, Shawboro Elementary School is less mixed than the North Carolina school average of 56.1.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Currituck County Schools reports $12,078 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Shawboro Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Currituck County High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Moyock Elementary Similar size Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Moyock Middle Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Currituck County Middle Smaller Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
The Jp Knapp Ech (I)School Smaller Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Shawboro Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Currituck County Schools · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~625 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~15.6:1)

Frequently asked questions about Shawboro Elementary School

How many students attend Shawboro Elementary School?

Shawboro Elementary School has 625 students enrolled. It is a public school in Shawboro, NC. CCD year-over-year: 606 (2022-23) → 629 (2023-24), nearly flat (+23).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Shawboro Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Shawboro Elementary School is 15.6:1, which is 1% lower than the North Carolina average of 15.8:1 and 1% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Shawboro Elementary School?

29.5% of students at Shawboro Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Carolina average of 66.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Shawboro Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Shawboro Elementary School is White at 77.4% of enrollment, in Shawboro, NC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Shawboro Elementary School?

Shawboro Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Currituck County Schools?

Besides Shawboro Elementary School, Currituck County Schools also operates Currituck County High (1,061 students), Moyock Elementary (740 students), and Moyock Middle (635 students). See the Currituck County Schools district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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