Southern Nash Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Spring Hope, North Carolina

Southern Nash Middle in Spring Hope, North Carolina enrolled 795 students in 2024-25 with 39.5 full-time teachers, 20.1 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).

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

798 students in 2022-23, 782 students in 2023-24, 795 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.0 to 39.5.

Students enrolled at Southern Nash Middle by school year2022-23: 798, 2023-24: 782, 2024-25: 79502004006008002022-237982023-247822024-25795
Students enrolled at Southern Nash Middle by school year2022-23: 798, 2023-24: 782, 2024-25: 79502004006008002022-237982023-247822024-25795
Students enrolled at Southern Nash Middle by school year2022-23: 798, 2023-24: 782, 2024-25: 79502004006008002022-237982023-247822024-25795
Students enrolled at Southern Nash Middle by school year2022-23: 798, 2023-24: 782, 2024-25: 79502004006008002022-237982023-247822024-25795
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2379843.018.6
2023-2478240.019.6
2024-2579539.520.1

20.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 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; Southern Nash Middle 20.1; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSouthern Nash Middle 20.1state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Southern Nash Middle 20.1; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSouthern Nash Middle 20.1state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Southern Nash Middle 20.1; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSouthern Nash Middle 20.1state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Southern Nash Middle 20.1; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSouthern Nash Middle 20.1state 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 394 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southern Nash Middle enrolled 787 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 159 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 394 of the 787 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions159
  • Chronically absent36.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.7% of students were Hispanic, 35.2% White, 20.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic38.7%
  2. White35.2%
  3. Black20.9%
  4. Two or more races4.5%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. American Indian0.1%

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 Southern Nash Middle

  1. Nash Central MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 9.3 miles away: 531 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).9.3 mi
  2. Forest Hills MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 654 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare Southern Nash Middle with Nash Central MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Nash County Public Schools spends per student$12,350 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,350
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaSouthern Nash Middle is the number 103 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#103 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher20.1 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.20.1:1
  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 Nash Middle

  1. How many students attend Southern Nash Middle?
    795 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 798 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Spring Hope, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Southern Nash Middle?
    20.1 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 Nash Middle a Title I school?
    Southern Nash 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. What district is Southern Nash Middle in?
    Nash County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3703270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370327001353 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