Southwest Middle

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

Southwest Middle in Jacksonville, North Carolina enrolled 510 students in 2024-25 with 34.0 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; 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 fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%

527 students in 2022-23, 520 students in 2023-24, 510 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.0 to 34.0.

Students enrolled at Southwest Middle by school year2022-23: 527, 2023-24: 520, 2024-25: 51002004006002022-235272023-245202024-25510
Students enrolled at Southwest Middle by school year2022-23: 527, 2023-24: 520, 2024-25: 51002004006002022-235272023-245202024-25510
Students enrolled at Southwest Middle by school year2022-23: 527, 2023-24: 520, 2024-25: 51002004006002022-235272023-245202024-25510
Students enrolled at Southwest Middle by school year2022-23: 527, 2023-24: 520, 2024-25: 51002004006002022-235272023-245202024-25510
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352729.018.2
2023-2452032.016.3
2024-2551034.015.0

15.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 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; Southwest Middle 15.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSouthwest Middle 15.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Southwest Middle 15.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSouthwest Middle 15.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Southwest Middle 15.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSouthwest Middle 15.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Southwest Middle 15.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSouthwest Middle 15.0state 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 502 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southwest Middle enrolled 502 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 96 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 502 of the 502 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions96
  • Chronically absent33.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.5% of students were White, 20.8% Hispanic, 14.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White53.5%
  2. Hispanic20.8%
  3. Black14.7%
  4. Two or more races9.2%
  5. Asian1.2%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%
  7. 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.

Middle schools in Jacksonville

5 public middle schools in Jacksonville report 2024-25 enrollment; Southwest Middle is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Jacksonville Commons Middle91817.059.6%
Hunters Creek Middle85616.850.6%
Northwoods Park Middle63316.746.8%
Southwest Middle51015.056.5%
New Bridge Middle48216.635.1%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Southwest Middle

  1. New Bridge MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 3.1 miles away: 482 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  2. Northwoods Park MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.1 miles away: 633 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  3. Compare Southwest Middle with New Bridge MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Onslow County Schools spends per student$11,056 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,056
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaSouthwest Middle is the number 294 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#294 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.15.0:1
  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 Southwest Middle

  1. How many students attend Southwest Middle?
    510 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 527 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Jacksonville, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Southwest Middle?
    15.0 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.
  3. Is Southwest Middle a Title I school?
    Southwest Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Southwest Middle in?
    Onslow County Schools, NCES district ID 3703450. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370345002273 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.

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