Thomasville Primary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 3 · Thomasville, North Carolina
Thomasville Primary in Thomasville, North Carolina enrolled 753 students in 2024-25 with 44.0 full-time teachers, 17.1 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 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%
743 students in 2022-23, 756 students in 2023-24, 753 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.0 to 44.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 743 | 50.0 | 14.9 |
| 2023-24 | 756 | 45.3 | 16.7 |
| 2024-25 | 753 | 44.0 | 17.1 |
17.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 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 703 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Thomasville Primary enrolled 703 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 71 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 703 of the 703 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions71
- Chronically absent31.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
40.0% of students were Black, 34.1% Hispanic, 14.3% White in 2024-25.
- Black40.0%
- Hispanic34.1%
- White14.3%
- Two or more races10.1%
- Asian1.2%
- American Indian0.3%
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.
Elementary schools in Thomasville
7 public elementary schools in Thomasville report 2024-25 enrollment; Thomasville Primary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomasville Primary | 753 | 17.1 | 99.5% |
| Fair Grove Elementary | 524 | 15.9 | 98.9% |
| Hasty Elementary | 385 | 13.7 | 98.4% |
| Pilot Elementary | 321 | 15.0 | 98.1% |
| Liberty Drive Elementary | 306 | 16.5 | 99.0% |
| Brier Creek Elementary | 210 | 13.3 | 98.6% |
| Davidson County Schools Virtual Academy | 69 | 11.0 | 8.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Thomasville Primary
- Liberty Drive ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 306 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Fair Grove ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 524 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Compare Thomasville Primary with Liberty Drive ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Thomasville City Schools spends per student$14,066 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,066
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaThomasville Primary is the number 128 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#128 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher17.1 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.17.1:1
- 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 Thomasville Primary
How many students attend Thomasville Primary?
753 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 743 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Thomasville, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomasville Primary?
17.1 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 Thomasville Primary a Title I school?
Thomasville Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Thomasville Primary in?
Thomasville City Schools, NCES district ID 3704500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370450000792 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.