Weldon Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Halifax, North Carolina

Weldon Middle in Halifax, North Carolina enrolled 133 students in 2024-25 with 10.3 full-time teachers, 13.0 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).

Enrollment fell 24% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 32%

176 students in 2022-23, 130 students in 2023-24, 133 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.0 to 10.3.

Students enrolled at Weldon Middle by school year2022-23: 176, 2023-24: 130, 2024-25: 1330501001502002022-231762023-241302024-25133
Students enrolled at Weldon Middle by school year2022-23: 176, 2023-24: 130, 2024-25: 1330501001502002022-231762023-241302024-25133
Students enrolled at Weldon Middle by school year2022-23: 176, 2023-24: 130, 2024-25: 1330501001502002022-231762023-241302024-25133
Students enrolled at Weldon Middle by school year2022-23: 176, 2023-24: 130, 2024-25: 1330501001502002022-231762023-241302024-25133
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2317615.011.7
2023-2413016.38.0
2024-2513310.313.0

13.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 91 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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Weldon Middle 13.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherWeldon Middle 13.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Weldon Middle 13.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherWeldon Middle 13.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Weldon Middle 13.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherWeldon Middle 13.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Weldon Middle 13.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherWeldon Middle 13.0state median 16.2U.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 188 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Weldon Middle enrolled 188 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 51 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 188 of the 188 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions51
  • Chronically absent42.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.7% of students were Black, 2.3% Hispanic, 2.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black94.7%
  2. Hispanic2.3%
  3. Two or more races2.3%
  4. White0.8%

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 Weldon Middle

  1. Chaloner Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 6.3 miles away: 605 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).6.3 mi
  2. William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. AcademyThe next nearest public middle school, 10 miles away: 243 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  3. Compare Weldon Middle with Chaloner Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Weldon City Schools spends per student$24,869 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,869
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaWeldon Middle is the number 462 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#462 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.13.0:1
  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 Weldon Middle

  1. How many students attend Weldon Middle?
    133 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 176 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Halifax, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Weldon Middle?
    13.0 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.
  3. Is Weldon Middle a Title I school?
    Weldon Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Weldon Middle in?
    Weldon City Schools, NCES district ID 3704890. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370489002116 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