Smith Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Smith Elementary in Raleigh, North Carolina enrolled 596 students in 2024-25 with 45.9 full-time teachers, 13.0 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 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

530 students in 2022-23, 521 students in 2023-24, 596 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.3 to 45.9.

Students enrolled at Smith Elementary by school year2022-23: 530, 2023-24: 521, 2024-25: 59602004006002022-235302023-245212024-25596
Students enrolled at Smith Elementary by school year2022-23: 530, 2023-24: 521, 2024-25: 59602004006002022-235302023-245212024-25596
Students enrolled at Smith Elementary by school year2022-23: 530, 2023-24: 521, 2024-25: 59602004006002022-235302023-245212024-25596
Students enrolled at Smith Elementary by school year2022-23: 530, 2023-24: 521, 2024-25: 59602004006002022-235302023-245212024-25596
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2353046.311.4
2023-2452147.311.0
2024-2559645.913.0

13.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 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; Smith Elementary 13.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSmith Elementary 13.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Smith Elementary 13.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSmith Elementary 13.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Smith Elementary 13.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSmith Elementary 13.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Smith Elementary 13.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSmith Elementary 13.0state 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 470 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Smith Elementary enrolled 470 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 22 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 470 of the 470 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions22
  • Chronically absent39.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

42.8% of students were Hispanic, 25.7% Black, 20.1% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic42.8%
  2. Black25.7%
  3. White20.1%
  4. Asian6.4%
  5. Two or more races4.2%
  6. Pacific Islander0.7%
  7. 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.

Elementary schools in Raleigh

63 public elementary schools in Raleigh report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Harris Creek Elementary82712.647.4%
Abbotts Creek Elementary80514.535.2%
Sycamore Creek Elementary77814.823.8%
Rogers Lane Elementary76314.098.4%
North Ridge Elementary73014.333.0%
River Bend Elementary70914.199.6%
Combs Elementary69513.639.4%
Lacy Elementary69514.523.0%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Smith Elementary

  1. RISE Southeast Raleigh CharterThe nearest public elementary school, 2.6 miles away: 484 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  2. Fuller ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.4 miles away: 545 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
  3. Compare Smith Elementary with RISE Southeast Raleigh CharterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wake County Public School System spends per student$11,691 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,691
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaSmith Elementary is the number 352 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#352 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.0:1
  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 Smith Elementary

  1. How many students attend Smith Elementary?
    596 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 530 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Raleigh, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Smith Elementary?
    13.0 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 Smith Elementary a Title I school?
    Smith Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Smith Elementary in?
    Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472001894 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.

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