Other / mixed grade configuration · Vanceboro, NC

Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 370331002173
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👥 S:T ratio
38
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
1
📋 Attendance
19
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the North Carolina median.

32
Resource Index · Typical
15.4:1
students per teacher
99.4%
free-lunch eligible
494
students enrolled

Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary has class sizes near the North Carolina median. Computed live against every North Carolina school reporting to NCES.

School address

Vanceboro, NC 28586
District: Craven County Schools · North Carolina

NCES ID 370331002173 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-14 students YoY

Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary held near 457 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-14 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 32.3 → 32.9 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-14 students YoY 370331002173 · Vanceboro, NC Other · SMALL · TRAD

494 enr · 15.4:1 · 99.4% lunch · RII 32

Nearest enrollment peer: New Bern High (1,637 students)

Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary held near 457 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-14 headcount). Teacher FTE added 32.3 → 32.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · North Carolina schools → · Find another →

Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary reports 494 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary compares

Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs North Carolina and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs North Carolina North Carolina avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.4:1 ▼ 3% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 99.4% ▲ 51% 66.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 494 top 50% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.4:1
Leaner classes than 43% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
494
Bigger than 61% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
99.4%
free-lunch eligible - 51% above the North Carolina average of 66.0%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
15.4:1
students per teacher - 3% below state mean
Top 55% in North Carolina - lower ratio than 45% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
32.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$11,893
per pupil, district-wide - below North Carolina avg of $12,294
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 494 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
28
in-school suspensions + 24 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 46.0%
African American 33.2%
Hispanic or Latino 10.9%
Two or More 9.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%
Asian 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: White at 46.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 65.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 65.8, Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary is more mixed than the North Carolina school average of 56.1.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Craven County Schools reports $11,893 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
New Bern High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Havelock High Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
West Craven High Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
H J Macdonald Middle Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
West Craven Middle Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Craven County Schools · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~494 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~15.4:1)

Frequently asked questions about Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary

How many students attend Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary?

Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary has 494 students enrolled. It is a public school in Vanceboro, NC. CCD year-over-year: 471 (2022-23) → 457 (2023-24), nearly flat (-14).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary is 15.4:1, which is 3% lower than the North Carolina average of 15.8:1 and 2% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary?

99.4% of students at Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Carolina average of 66.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary is White at 46.0% of enrollment, in Vanceboro, NC. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 65.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary?

Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Craven County Schools?

Besides Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary, Craven County Schools also operates New Bern High (1,637 students), Havelock High (1,014 students), and West Craven High (751 students). See the Craven County Schools district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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