Tryon Elementary School

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

Tryon Elementary School in Tryon, North Carolina enrolled 367 students in 2024-25 with 26.7 full-time teachers, 13.7 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 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

407 students in 2022-23, 386 students in 2023-24, 367 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.5 to 26.7.

Students enrolled at Tryon Elementary School by school year2022-23: 407, 2023-24: 386, 2024-25: 36702004006002022-234072023-243862024-25367
Students enrolled at Tryon Elementary School by school year2022-23: 407, 2023-24: 386, 2024-25: 36702004006002022-234072023-243862024-25367
Students enrolled at Tryon Elementary School by school year2022-23: 407, 2023-24: 386, 2024-25: 36702004006002022-234072023-243862024-25367
Students enrolled at Tryon Elementary School by school year2022-23: 407, 2023-24: 386, 2024-25: 36702004006002022-234072023-243862024-25367
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340730.513.4
2023-2438630.012.9
2024-2536726.713.7

13.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 71 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 13.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 13.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 13.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 13.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state 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 350 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Tryon Elementary School enrolled 350 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 350 of the 350 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent19.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.9% of students were White, 17.4% Hispanic, 9.8% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White64.9%
  2. Hispanic17.4%
  3. Black9.8%
  4. Two or more races6.8%
  5. Asian1.1%

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.

What to look at next about Tryon Elementary School

  1. Saluda Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 5.9 miles away: 142 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).5.9 mi
  2. Polk Central Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.3 miles away: 379 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).8.3 mi
  3. Compare Tryon Elementary School with Saluda Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Polk County Schools spends per student$15,041 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,041
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaTryon Elementary School is the number 997 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#997 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.7:1
  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 Tryon Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Tryon Elementary School?
    367 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 407 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Tryon, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Tryon Elementary School?
    13.7 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 Tryon Elementary School a Title I school?
    Tryon Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Tryon Elementary School in?
    Polk County Schools, NCES district ID 3703720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370372002230 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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