Stuart W Cramer High
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Belmont, North Carolina
Stuart W Cramer High in Belmont, North Carolina enrolled 953 students in 2024-25 with 53.4 full-time teachers, 17.8 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88% (North Carolina: 86.5%).
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 rose 3%
964 students in 2022-23, 956 students in 2023-24, 953 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.0 to 53.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 964 | 52.0 | 18.6 |
| 2023-24 | 956 | 51.0 | 18.8 |
| 2024-25 | 953 | 53.4 | 17.8 |
17.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 of every 100 North Carolina high schools
Among the 588 North Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. 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).
11 AP courses and one counselor per 298 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Stuart W Cramer High enrolled 944 students and had 3.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 120 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses11
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.2, one per 298 of the 944 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions120
- Chronically absent32.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
54.8% of students were White, 20.3% Black, 15.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White54.8%
- Black20.3%
- Hispanic15.7%
- Two or more races6.0%
- Asian2.8%
- American Indian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
88% of the 252 students in Stuart W Cramer High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | North Carolina | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 88% | 85% | 86.5% |
| Students in the class | 252 | 2,442 | 120,822 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Belmont
2 public high schools in Belmont report 2024-25 enrollment; Stuart W Cramer High is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Point High | 989 | 18.2 | 33.0% |
| Stuart W Cramer High | 953 | 17.8 | 99.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Stuart W Cramer High
- South Point HighThe nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 989 students, 18.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Ashbrook HighThe next nearest public high school, 3.8 miles away: 1,386 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
- Compare Stuart W Cramer High with South Point HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Gaston County Schools spends per student$12,190 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,190
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaStuart W Cramer High is the number 199 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#199 of 601
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher17.8 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.17.8:1
- 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 Stuart W Cramer High
How many students attend Stuart W Cramer High?
953 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 964 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Belmont, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Stuart W Cramer High?
17.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Stuart W Cramer High a Title I school?
Stuart W Cramer High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What is the graduation rate at Stuart W Cramer High?
88% of the 252 students in Stuart W Cramer High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Stuart W Cramer High in?
Gaston County Schools, NCES district ID 3701620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370162003246 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.