Surf City Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Hampstead, North Carolina
Surf City Middle in Hampstead, North Carolina enrolled 752 students in 2024-25 with 40.7 full-time teachers, 18.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; 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 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 27%
705 students in 2022-23, 750 students in 2023-24, 752 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.0 to 40.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 705 | 32.0 | 22.0 |
| 2023-24 | 750 | 35.8 | 20.9 |
| 2024-25 | 752 | 40.7 | 18.5 |
18.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 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.
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 661 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Surf City Middle enrolled 661 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 44 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 661 of the 661 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions44
- Chronically absent25.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
82.6% of students were White, 8.1% Hispanic, 6.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White82.6%
- Hispanic8.1%
- Two or more races6.6%
- Black1.5%
- American Indian0.5%
- Asian0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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 Hampstead
2 public middle schools in Hampstead report 2024-25 enrollment; Surf City Middle is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topsail Middle | 837 | 18.7 | 19.4% |
| Surf City Middle | 752 | 18.5 | 21.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Surf City Middle
- Topsail MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 7.4 miles away: 837 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).7.4 mi
- Dixon MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 9.7 miles away: 997 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).9.7 mi
- Compare Surf City Middle with Topsail MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Pender County Schools spends per student$11,425 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,425
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaSurf City Middle is the number 133 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#133 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher18.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.18.5:1
- 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 Surf City Middle
How many students attend Surf City Middle?
752 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 705 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Hampstead, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Surf City Middle?
18.5 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.Is Surf City Middle a Title I school?
Surf City Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is Surf City Middle in?
Pender County Schools, NCES district ID 3703570. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370357003479 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.