South Mebane Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Mebane, North Carolina

South Mebane Elementary in Mebane, North Carolina enrolled 506 students in 2024-25 with 30.9 full-time teachers, 16.4 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 48-52% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 60-64% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%).

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

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%

549 students in 2022-23, 547 students in 2023-24, 506 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.3 to 30.9.

Students enrolled at South Mebane Elementary by school year2022-23: 549, 2023-24: 547, 2024-25: 50602004006002022-235492023-245472024-25506
Students enrolled at South Mebane Elementary by school year2022-23: 549, 2023-24: 547, 2024-25: 50602004006002022-235492023-245472024-25506
Students enrolled at South Mebane Elementary by school year2022-23: 549, 2023-24: 547, 2024-25: 50602004006002022-235492023-245472024-25506
Students enrolled at South Mebane Elementary by school year2022-23: 549, 2023-24: 547, 2024-25: 50602004006002022-235492023-245472024-25506
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2354937.314.7
2023-2454733.316.4
2024-2550630.916.4

16.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 80 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 16.4; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 16.4; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 16.4; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 16.4; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state 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 547 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Mebane Elementary enrolled 547 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 547 of the 547 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions12
  • Chronically absent26.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

33.6% of students were Black, 33.2% White, 16.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black33.6%
  2. White33.2%
  3. Hispanic16.0%
  4. Two or more races13.6%
  5. Asian3.2%
  6. American Indian0.4%

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.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at South Mebane Elementary scored proficient or above: 48-52% in reading and 60-64% in math, against 48% in reading and 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. 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
Reading and language arts48‑52%38%48%
Math60‑64%40%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.

Elementary schools in Mebane

4 public elementary schools in Mebane report 2024-25 enrollment; South Mebane Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Audrey W. Garrett Elementary78517.855.2%
South Mebane Elementary50616.454.0%
E M Yoder Elementary33613.049.1%
South Elementary23516.998.7%

All public schools in Mebane →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about South Mebane Elementary

  1. E M Yoder ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 336 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Audrey W. Garrett ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 785 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  3. Compare South Mebane Elementary with E M Yoder ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Alamance-Burlington Schools spends per student$11,925 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,925
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaSouth Mebane Elementary is the number 586 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#586 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.16.4:1
  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 South Mebane Elementary

  1. How many students attend South Mebane Elementary?
    506 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 549 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mebane, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Mebane Elementary?
    16.4 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.
  3. Is South Mebane Elementary a Title I school?
    South Mebane Elementary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at South Mebane Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at South Mebane Elementary scored proficient or above: 48-52% in reading and 60-64% in math, against 48% in reading and 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 South Mebane Elementary in?
    Alamance-Burlington Schools, NCES district ID 3700030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370003000015 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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