South Topsail Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Hampstead, North Carolina
South Topsail Elementary in Hampstead, North Carolina enrolled 618 students in 2024-25 with 38.3 full-time teachers, 16.1 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
557 students in 2022-23, 610 students in 2023-24, 618 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.5 to 38.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 557 | 35.5 | 15.7 |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 38.0 | 16.1 |
| 2024-25 | 618 | 38.3 | 16.1 |
16.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 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.
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 458 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Topsail Elementary enrolled 458 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 458 of the 458 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent20.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.9% of students were White, 10.8% Hispanic, 7.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White76.9%
- Hispanic10.8%
- Two or more races7.3%
- Black3.1%
- Asian1.3%
- American Indian0.5%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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 Hampstead
4 public elementary schools in Hampstead report 2024-25 enrollment; South Topsail Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surf City Elementary | 857 | 16.8 | 99.6% |
| South Topsail Elementary | 618 | 16.1 | 99.5% |
| Topsail Annandale Elementary School | 580 | 17.0 | 19.3% |
| North Topsail Elementary | 529 | 15.9 | 99.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about South Topsail Elementary
- Topsail Annandale Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 580 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- North Topsail ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.5 miles away: 529 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.5 mi
- Compare South Topsail Elementary with Topsail Annandale Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Pender County Schools spends per student$11,425 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,425
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaSouth Topsail Elementary is the number 319 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#319 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.1 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.16.1:1
- 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 Topsail Elementary
How many students attend South Topsail Elementary?
618 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 557 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hampstead, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at South Topsail Elementary?
16.1 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.Is South Topsail Elementary a Title I school?
South Topsail 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).What district is South Topsail Elementary in?
Pender County Schools, NCES district ID 3703570. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370357002046 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.