Spring Creek Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Goldsboro, North Carolina
Spring Creek Elementary in Goldsboro, North Carolina enrolled 804 students in 2024-25 with 53.0 full-time teachers, 15.2 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
829 students in 2022-23, 823 students in 2023-24, 804 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 51.9 to 53.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 829 | 51.9 | 16.0 |
| 2023-24 | 823 | 55.9 | 14.7 |
| 2024-25 | 804 | 53.0 | 15.2 |
15.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 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 387 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Spring Creek Elementary enrolled 774 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 21 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 387 of the 774 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions21
- Chronically absent29.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
62.8% of students were Hispanic, 22.4% White, 10.2% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic62.8%
- White22.4%
- Black10.2%
- Two or more races3.2%
- Asian1.4%
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 Goldsboro
9 public elementary schools in Goldsboro report 2024-25 enrollment; Spring Creek Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Creek Elementary | 804 | 15.2 | 99.3% |
| Meadow Lane Elementary | 674 | 15.1 | 98.8% |
| Rosewood Elementary | 650 | 19.1 | 98.3% |
| Eastern Wayne Elementary | 597 | 21.0 | 96.1% |
| Tommy's Road Elementary | 545 | 16.4 | 99.4% |
| North Drive Elementary | 498 | 16.2 | 99.4% |
| Grantham Elementary | 442 | 17.4 | 99.3% |
| Carver Heights Elementary | 407 | 15.7 | 99.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Spring Creek Elementary
- Eastern Wayne ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 6.3 miles away: 597 students, 21.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.3 mi
- Meadow Lane ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.8 miles away: 674 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).6.8 mi
- Compare Spring Creek Elementary with Eastern Wayne ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wayne County Public Schools spends per student$11,267 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,267
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaSpring Creek Elementary is the number 80 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#80 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.15.2:1
- 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 Spring Creek Elementary
How many students attend Spring Creek Elementary?
804 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 829 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Goldsboro, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Creek Elementary?
15.2 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 Spring Creek Elementary a Title I school?
Spring Creek Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Spring Creek Elementary in?
Wayne County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3704880. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370488002498 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.