Southern Alamance Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Graham, North Carolina

Southern Alamance Middle in Graham, North Carolina enrolled 822 students in 2024-25 with 45.0 full-time teachers, 18.3 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). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 42-46% 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 rose 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 23%

685 students in 2022-23, 861 students in 2023-24, 822 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.5 to 45.0.

Students enrolled at Southern Alamance Middle by school year2022-23: 685, 2023-24: 861, 2024-25: 82202505007501k2022-236852023-248612024-25822
Students enrolled at Southern Alamance Middle by school year2022-23: 685, 2023-24: 861, 2024-25: 82202505007501k2022-236852023-248612024-25822
Students enrolled at Southern Alamance Middle by school year2022-23: 685, 2023-24: 861, 2024-25: 82202505007501k2022-236852023-248612024-25822
Students enrolled at Southern Alamance Middle by school year2022-23: 685, 2023-24: 861, 2024-25: 82202505007501k2022-236852023-248612024-25822
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2368536.518.8
2023-2486141.021.0
2024-2582245.018.3

18.3 students per teacher, a higher 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; This school 18.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; This school 18.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; This school 18.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; This school 18.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state 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 356 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southern Alamance Middle enrolled 711 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 84 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 356 of the 711 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions84
  • Chronically absent28.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.9% of students were White, 25.7% Hispanic, 12.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White53.9%
  2. Hispanic25.7%
  3. Black12.9%
  4. Two or more races6.0%
  5. Asian1.6%

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 Southern Alamance Middle scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading and 42-46% 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 arts40‑44%38%48%
Math42‑46%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.

Middle schools in Graham

2 public middle schools in Graham report 2024-25 enrollment; Southern Alamance Middle is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Southern Alamance Middle82218.355.2%
Graham Middle55317.899.5%

All public schools in Graham →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Southern Alamance Middle

  1. Graham MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 4.4 miles away: 553 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.4 mi
  2. Broadview MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 5.8 miles away: 512 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).5.8 mi
  3. Compare Southern Alamance Middle with Graham MiddleStudents, 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 CarolinaSouthern Alamance Middle is the number 93 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#93 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher18.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.18.3:1
  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 Southern Alamance Middle

  1. How many students attend Southern Alamance Middle?
    822 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 685 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Graham, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Southern Alamance Middle?
    18.3 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 Southern Alamance Middle a Title I school?
    Southern Alamance 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).
  4. How do students at Southern Alamance Middle do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Southern Alamance Middle scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading and 42-46% 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 Southern Alamance Middle in?
    Alamance-Burlington Schools, NCES district ID 3700030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370003000017 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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