Vance County Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Henderson, North Carolina
Vance County Middle School in Henderson, North Carolina enrolled 755 students in 2024-25 with 47.5 full-time teachers, 15.9 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
797 students in 2022-23, 738 students in 2023-24, 755 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.7 to 47.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 797 | 47.7 | 16.7 |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 44.9 | 16.4 |
| 2024-25 | 755 | 47.5 | 15.9 |
15.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools
Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle 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 554 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Vance County Middle School enrolled 825 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 324 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 554 of the 825 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions324
- Chronically absent52.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
70.5% of students were Black, 19.1% Hispanic, 6.1% White in 2024-25.
- Black70.5%
- Hispanic19.1%
- White6.1%
- Two or more races3.7%
- Asian0.4%
- 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.
Middle schools in Henderson
2 public middle schools in Henderson report 2024-25 enrollment; Vance County Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vance County Middle School | 755 | 15.9 | 99.5% |
| STEM Early High | 281 | 16.7 | 98.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Vance County Middle School
- STEM Early HighThe nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 281 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Warren County MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 13 miles away: 342 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
- Compare Vance County Middle School with STEM Early HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Vance County Public Schools spends per student$14,592 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,592
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaVance County Middle School is the number 128 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#128 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.15.9:1
- 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 Vance County Middle School
How many students attend Vance County Middle School?
755 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 797 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Henderson, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Vance County Middle School?
15.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Vance County Middle School a Title I school?
Vance County Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Vance County Middle School in?
Vance County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3704650. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370465001816 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.