South Stanly Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Norwood, North Carolina
South Stanly Middle in Norwood, North Carolina enrolled 402 students in 2024-25 with 23.6 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; 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 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
353 students in 2022-23, 362 students in 2023-24, 402 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.6 to 23.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 353 | 23.6 | 14.9 |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 22.4 | 16.1 |
| 2024-25 | 402 | 23.6 | 17.0 |
17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 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.
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 337 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Stanly Middle enrolled 337 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 54 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 337 of the 337 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions54
- Chronically absent19.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
64.7% of students were White, 15.2% Black, 10.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White64.7%
- Black15.2%
- Hispanic10.4%
- Two or more races5.2%
- Asian4.2%
- 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.
What to look at next about South Stanly Middle
- North Stanly MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 471 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Anson MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 18 miles away: 414 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
- Compare South Stanly Middle with North Stanly MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Stanly County Schools spends per student$10,914 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,914
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaSouth Stanly Middle is the number 374 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#374 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.17.0:1
- 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 Stanly Middle
How many students attend South Stanly Middle?
402 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 353 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Norwood, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at South Stanly Middle?
17.0 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.Is South Stanly Middle a Title I school?
South Stanly Middle 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).What district is South Stanly Middle in?
Stanly County Schools, NCES district ID 3704320. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370432002547 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.