Turner Creek Elementary

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

Turner Creek Elementary in Cary, North Carolina enrolled 638 students in 2024-25 with 50.5 full-time teachers, 12.6 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It was not a Title I school 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

673 students in 2022-23, 739 students in 2023-24, 638 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.0 to 50.5.

Students enrolled at Turner Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 673, 2023-24: 739, 2024-25: 63802004006008002022-236732023-247392024-25638
Students enrolled at Turner Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 673, 2023-24: 739, 2024-25: 63802004006008002022-236732023-247392024-25638
Students enrolled at Turner Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 673, 2023-24: 739, 2024-25: 63802004006008002022-236732023-247392024-25638
Students enrolled at Turner Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 673, 2023-24: 739, 2024-25: 63802004006008002022-236732023-247392024-25638
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2367347.014.3
2023-2473954.313.6
2024-2563850.512.6

12.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 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 12.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.6; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.6state 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 453 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Turner Creek Elementary enrolled 906 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 453 of the 906 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions19
  • Chronically absent20.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.9% of students were White, 24.3% Asian, 15.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White43.9%
  2. Asian24.3%
  3. Hispanic15.7%
  4. Black10.3%
  5. Two or more races5.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%

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 Cary

18 public elementary schools in Cary report 2024-25 enrollment; Turner Creek Elementary is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Alston Ridge Elementary91713.915.4%
Davis Drive Elementary79414.97.2%
Hortons Creek Elementary73915.710.7%
Weatherstone Elementary73015.129.2%
Highcroft Elementary69815.78.7%
Adams Elementary65512.758.9%
Farmington Woods Elementary64813.929.5%
Turner Creek Elementary63812.621.2%

All public schools in Cary →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Turner Creek Elementary

  1. Davis Drive ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 794 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Peak Charter AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 651 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Turner Creek Elementary with Davis Drive 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 CarolinaTurner Creek Elementary is the number 283 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#283 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.12.6:1
  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 Turner Creek Elementary

  1. How many students attend Turner Creek Elementary?
    638 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 673 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cary, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Turner Creek Elementary?
    12.6 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 Turner Creek Elementary a Title I school?
    Turner Creek Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Turner Creek Elementary in?
    Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472002747 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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