Spindale Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Spindale, North Carolina
Spindale Elementary School in Spindale, North Carolina enrolled 337 students in 2024-25 with 20.4 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. 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 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 20%
341 students in 2022-23, 345 students in 2023-24, 337 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.4 to 20.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 341 | 25.4 | 13.4 |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 23.9 | 14.4 |
| 2024-25 | 337 | 20.4 | 16.5 |
16.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 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 331 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Spindale Elementary School enrolled 331 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 331 of the 331 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions14
- Chronically absent31.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.9% of students were White, 28.5% Black, 11.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White49.9%
- Black28.5%
- Hispanic11.6%
- Two or more races10.1%
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 Spindale Elementary School
- Rutherfordton Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.8 miles away: 397 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
- Pinnacle Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.4 miles away: 254 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).8.4 mi
- Compare Spindale Elementary School with Rutherfordton Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rutherford County Schools spends per student$14,515 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,515
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaSpindale Elementary School is the number 1,078 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,078 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.16.5:1
- 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 Spindale Elementary School
How many students attend Spindale Elementary School?
337 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 341 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Spindale, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Spindale Elementary School?
16.5 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 Spindale Elementary School a Title I school?
Spindale Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Spindale Elementary School in?
Rutherford County Schools, NCES district ID 3704080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370408001653 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.