Timber Drive Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Garner, North Carolina

Timber Drive Elementary in Garner, North Carolina enrolled 391 students in 2024-25 with 31.2 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. 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 fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

416 students in 2022-23, 383 students in 2023-24, 391 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.0 to 31.2.

Students enrolled at Timber Drive Elementary by school year2022-23: 416, 2023-24: 383, 2024-25: 39102004006002022-234162023-243832024-25391
Students enrolled at Timber Drive Elementary by school year2022-23: 416, 2023-24: 383, 2024-25: 39102004006002022-234162023-243832024-25391
Students enrolled at Timber Drive Elementary by school year2022-23: 416, 2023-24: 383, 2024-25: 39102004006002022-234162023-243832024-25391
Students enrolled at Timber Drive Elementary by school year2022-23: 416, 2023-24: 383, 2024-25: 39102004006002022-234162023-243832024-25391
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2341634.012.2
2023-2438331.912.0
2024-2539131.212.5

12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 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 12.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state 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 293 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Timber Drive Elementary enrolled 293 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 293 of the 293 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent31.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

35.3% of students were White, 33.2% Black, 22.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White35.3%
  2. Black33.2%
  3. Hispanic22.5%
  4. Two or more races5.9%
  5. Asian2.8%
  6. 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 Garner

9 public elementary schools in Garner report 2024-25 enrollment; Timber Drive Elementary is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Polenta Elementary1,01016.098.0%
West View Elementary96916.298.5%
Bryan Road Elementary68513.932.4%
Vandora Springs Elementary58213.299.5%
Creech Road Elementary54913.099.5%
East Garner Elementary53513.599.4%
Rand Road Elementary39413.349.7%
Timber Drive Elementary39112.599.2%

All public schools in Garner →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Timber Drive Elementary

  1. Vandora Springs ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 582 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Aversboro ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 381 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Timber Drive Elementary with Vandora Springs ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wake County Public School System spends per student$11,691 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,691
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaTimber Drive Elementary is the number 919 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#919 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.12.5:1
  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 Timber Drive Elementary

  1. How many students attend Timber Drive Elementary?
    391 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 416 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Garner, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Timber Drive Elementary?
    12.5 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 Timber Drive Elementary a Title I school?
    Timber Drive Elementary 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).
  4. What district is Timber Drive Elementary in?
    Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472002356 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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