Sunset Park Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Wilmington, North Carolina
Sunset Park Elementary in Wilmington, North Carolina enrolled 450 students in 2024-25 with 34.7 full-time teachers, 13.0 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 rose 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%
409 students in 2022-23, 407 students in 2023-24, 450 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.2 to 34.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 409 | 34.2 | 11.9 |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 36.0 | 11.3 |
| 2024-25 | 450 | 34.7 | 13.0 |
13.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 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 195 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sunset Park Elementary enrolled 390 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 195 of the 390 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent25.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
62.2% of students were Hispanic, 22.9% Black, 8.9% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic62.2%
- Black22.9%
- White8.9%
- Two or more races5.8%
- American Indian0.2%
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.
Elementary schools in Wilmington
29 public elementary schools in Wilmington report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porters Neck Elementary | 666 | 16.0 | 20.7% |
| Ogden Elementary | 619 | 15.9 | 16.3% |
| Murrayville Elementary | 573 | 14.2 | 99.5% |
| Masonboro Elementary | 564 | 16.0 | 19.3% |
| Heyward C Bellamy Elementary | 533 | 15.1 | 37.0% |
| The International School at Gregory | 514 | 13.8 | 99.4% |
| Edwin A Anderson Elementary | 514 | 13.2 | 43.0% |
| Wrightsboro Elementary | 502 | 14.9 | 98.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sunset Park Elementary
- Lake Forest AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 45 students, 3.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Cape Fear Center for InquiryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 395 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Sunset Park Elementary with Lake Forest AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much New Hanover County Schools spends per student$13,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,808
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaSunset Park Elementary is the number 744 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#744 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.0:1
- 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 Sunset Park Elementary
How many students attend Sunset Park Elementary?
450 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 409 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wilmington, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunset Park Elementary?
13.0 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 Sunset Park Elementary a Title I school?
Sunset Park Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Sunset Park Elementary in?
New Hanover County Schools, NCES district ID 3703330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370333001390 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.