Smith Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Smith Middle in Chapel Hill, North Carolina enrolled 763 students in 2024-25 with 55.8 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 70-74% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

768 students in 2022-23, 749 students in 2023-24, 763 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 59.6 to 55.8.

Students enrolled at Smith Middle by school year2022-23: 768, 2023-24: 749, 2024-25: 76302004006008002022-237682023-247492024-25763
Students enrolled at Smith Middle by school year2022-23: 768, 2023-24: 749, 2024-25: 76302004006008002022-237682023-247492024-25763
Students enrolled at Smith Middle by school year2022-23: 768, 2023-24: 749, 2024-25: 76302004006008002022-237682023-247492024-25763
Students enrolled at Smith Middle by school year2022-23: 768, 2023-24: 749, 2024-25: 76302004006008002022-237682023-247492024-25763
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2376859.612.9
2023-2474958.712.8
2024-2576355.813.7

13.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools

Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Smith Middle 13.7; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSmith Middle 13.7state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Smith Middle 13.7; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSmith Middle 13.7state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Smith Middle 13.7; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSmith Middle 13.7state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Smith Middle 13.7; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSmith Middle 13.7state median 16.2U.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 239 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Smith Middle enrolled 718 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 22 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 239 of the 718 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions22
  • Chronically absent14.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

42.2% of students were White, 22.3% Asian, 13.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White42.2%
  2. Asian22.3%
  3. Black13.6%
  4. Hispanic12.8%
  5. Two or more races9.0%

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 Smith Middle scored proficient or above: 70-74% in math, against 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math70‑74%68%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.

Middle schools in Chapel Hill

5 public middle schools in Chapel Hill report 2024-25 enrollment; Smith Middle is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Smith Middle76313.721.4%
Margaret B. Pollard Middle73616.720.1%
McDougle Middle65911.626.3%
Culbreth Middle63212.131.2%
Phillips Middle60011.525.5%

All public schools in Chapel Hill →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Smith Middle

  1. McDougle MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.5 miles away: 659 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Phillips MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 600 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Smith Middle with McDougle MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools spends per student$16,963 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,963
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaSmith Middle is the number 121 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#121 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.13.7:1
  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 Middle

  1. How many students attend Smith Middle?
    763 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 768 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Chapel Hill, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Smith Middle?
    13.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Smith Middle a Title I school?
    Smith Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Smith Middle do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Smith Middle scored proficient or above: 70-74% in math, against 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.
  5. What district is Smith Middle in?
    Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, NCES district ID 3700720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370072002600 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
  • 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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