Spring Lake Middle

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

Spring Lake Middle in Spring Lake, North Carolina enrolled 500 students in 2024-25 with 35.8 full-time teachers, 14.0 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). On the state tests, 33-37% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 20-24% 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 fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

512 students in 2022-23, 516 students in 2023-24, 500 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.0 to 35.8.

Students enrolled at Spring Lake Middle by school year2022-23: 512, 2023-24: 516, 2024-25: 50002004006002022-235122023-245162024-25500
Students enrolled at Spring Lake Middle by school year2022-23: 512, 2023-24: 516, 2024-25: 50002004006002022-235122023-245162024-25500
Students enrolled at Spring Lake Middle by school year2022-23: 512, 2023-24: 516, 2024-25: 50002004006002022-235122023-245162024-25500
Students enrolled at Spring Lake Middle by school year2022-23: 512, 2023-24: 516, 2024-25: 50002004006002022-235122023-245162024-25500
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351233.015.5
2023-2451633.015.6
2024-2550035.814.0

14.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 82 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; Spring Lake Middle 14.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSpring Lake Middle 14.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Spring Lake Middle 14.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSpring Lake Middle 14.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Spring Lake Middle 14.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSpring Lake Middle 14.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Spring Lake Middle 14.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSpring Lake Middle 14.0state 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 184 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Spring Lake Middle enrolled 460 students and had 2.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 142 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.5, one per 184 of the 460 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions142
  • Chronically absent54.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

62.8% of students were Black, 17.0% Hispanic, 9.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black62.8%
  2. Hispanic17.0%
  3. Two or more races9.8%
  4. White9.0%
  5. American Indian0.6%
  6. Asian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.4%

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.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Spring Lake Middle scored proficient or above: 33-37% in reading and 20-24% 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 arts33‑37%46%48%
Math20‑24%41%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 Spring Lake

2 public middle schools in Spring Lake report 2024-25 enrollment; Spring Lake Middle is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Overhills Middle75815.756.7%
Spring Lake Middle50014.098.8%

All public schools in Spring Lake →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Spring Lake Middle

  1. Overhills MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 5.5 miles away: 758 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.5 mi
  2. Westover MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 6.0 miles away: 768 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).6.0 mi
  3. Compare Spring Lake Middle with Overhills MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cumberland County Schools spends per student$12,118 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,118
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaSpring Lake Middle is the number 302 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#302 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.14.0:1
  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 Spring Lake Middle

  1. How many students attend Spring Lake Middle?
    500 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 512 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Spring Lake, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Lake Middle?
    14.0 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 Spring Lake Middle a Title I school?
    Spring Lake Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Spring Lake Middle do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Spring Lake Middle scored proficient or above: 33-37% in reading and 20-24% 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 Spring Lake Middle in?
    Cumberland County Schools, NCES district ID 3700011. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370001100437 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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