STEM Early High

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

STEM Early High in Henderson, North Carolina enrolled 281 students in 2024-25 with 16.8 full-time teachers, 16.7 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 rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 25%

257 students in 2022-23, 277 students in 2023-24, 281 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.4 to 16.8.

Students enrolled at STEM Early High by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 277, 2024-25: 28101002003002022-232572023-242772024-25281
Students enrolled at STEM Early High by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 277, 2024-25: 28101002003002022-232572023-242772024-25281
Students enrolled at STEM Early High by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 277, 2024-25: 28101002003002022-232572023-242772024-25281
Students enrolled at STEM Early High by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 277, 2024-25: 28101002003002022-232572023-242772024-25281
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325713.419.1
2023-2427717.815.5
2024-2528116.816.7

16.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 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; STEM Early High 16.7; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSTEM Early High 16.7state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; STEM Early High 16.7; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSTEM Early High 16.7state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; STEM Early High 16.7; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSTEM Early High 16.7state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; STEM Early High 16.7; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherSTEM Early High 16.7state 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 253 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection STEM Early High enrolled 253 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 253 of the 253 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions19
  • Chronically absent1.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.7% of students were Black, 31.0% Hispanic, 15.7% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black47.7%
  2. Hispanic31.0%
  3. White15.7%
  4. Two or more races2.8%
  5. Asian2.5%
  6. 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.

Middle schools in Henderson

2 public middle schools in Henderson report 2024-25 enrollment; STEM Early High is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Vance County Middle School75515.999.5%
STEM Early High28116.798.9%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about STEM Early High

  1. Vance County Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 755 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. Northern Granville MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 495 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare STEM Early High with Vance County Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Vance County Public Schools spends per student$14,592 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,592
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaSTEM Early High is the number 426 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#426 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.16.7:1
  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 STEM Early High

  1. How many students attend STEM Early High?
    281 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 257 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Henderson, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at STEM Early High?
    16.7 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 STEM Early High a Title I school?
    STEM Early High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is STEM Early High in?
    Vance County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3704650. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370465003308 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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