Sycamore Lane Elementary

Public elementary school, grades 3 to 5 · Laurinburg, North Carolina

Sycamore Lane Elementary in Laurinburg, North Carolina enrolled 347 students in 2024-25 with 27.3 full-time teachers, 12.7 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 fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

357 students in 2022-23, 333 students in 2023-24, 347 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.0 to 27.3.

Students enrolled at Sycamore Lane Elementary by school year2022-23: 357, 2023-24: 333, 2024-25: 34701002003004002022-233572023-243332024-25347
Students enrolled at Sycamore Lane Elementary by school year2022-23: 357, 2023-24: 333, 2024-25: 34701002003004002022-233572023-243332024-25347
Students enrolled at Sycamore Lane Elementary by school year2022-23: 357, 2023-24: 333, 2024-25: 34701002003004002022-233572023-243332024-25347
Students enrolled at Sycamore Lane Elementary by school year2022-23: 357, 2023-24: 333, 2024-25: 34701002003004002022-233572023-243332024-25347
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335726.013.7
2023-2433326.712.5
2024-2534727.312.7

12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 14.7U.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 371 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sycamore Lane Elementary enrolled 371 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 52 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 371 of the 371 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions52
  • Chronically absent27.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

56.2% of students were Black, 19.3% White, 10.4% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. Black56.2%
  2. White19.3%
  3. American Indian10.4%
  4. Two or more races6.9%
  5. Hispanic5.5%
  6. Asian1.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.6%

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 Laurinburg

3 public elementary schools in Laurinburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Sycamore Lane Elementary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
South Johnson Elementary65413.999.5%
Sycamore Lane Primary43513.399.1%
Sycamore Lane Elementary34712.798.0%

All public schools in Laurinburg →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sycamore Lane Elementary

  1. Sycamore Lane PrimaryThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 435 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. South Johnson ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.6 miles away: 654 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Sycamore Lane Elementary with Sycamore Lane PrimaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Scotland County Schools spends per student$13,710 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,710
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaSycamore Lane Elementary is the number 1,051 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,051 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.12.7:1
  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 Sycamore Lane Elementary

  1. How many students attend Sycamore Lane Elementary?
    347 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 357 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Laurinburg, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sycamore Lane Elementary?
    12.7 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.
  3. Is Sycamore Lane Elementary a Title I school?
    Sycamore Lane Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Sycamore Lane Elementary in?
    Scotland County Schools, NCES district ID 3704200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370420001696 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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