Wendell Middle

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

Wendell Middle in Wendell, North Carolina enrolled 762 students in 2024-25 with 54.3 full-time teachers, 14.0 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).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

719 students in 2022-23, 711 students in 2023-24, 762 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.5 to 54.3.

Students enrolled at Wendell Middle by school year2022-23: 719, 2023-24: 711, 2024-25: 76202004006008002022-237192023-247112024-25762
Students enrolled at Wendell Middle by school year2022-23: 719, 2023-24: 711, 2024-25: 76202004006008002022-237192023-247112024-25762
Students enrolled at Wendell Middle by school year2022-23: 719, 2023-24: 711, 2024-25: 76202004006008002022-237192023-247112024-25762
Students enrolled at Wendell Middle by school year2022-23: 719, 2023-24: 711, 2024-25: 76202004006008002022-237192023-247112024-25762
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2371952.513.7
2023-2471151.813.7
2024-2576254.314.0

14.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 82 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; Wendell Middle 14.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherWendell Middle 14.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Wendell Middle 14.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherWendell Middle 14.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Wendell Middle 14.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherWendell Middle 14.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Wendell Middle 14.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherWendell Middle 14.0state 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 369 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wendell Middle enrolled 737 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 172 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 369 of the 737 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions172
  • Chronically absent33.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.5% of students were Hispanic, 36.0% Black, 17.7% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic38.5%
  2. Black36.0%
  3. White17.7%
  4. Two or more races5.2%
  5. Asian2.2%
  6. American Indian0.4%

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 Wendell

2 public middle schools in Wendell report 2024-25 enrollment; Wendell Middle is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Archer Lodge Middle1,20418.899.8%
Wendell Middle76214.099.6%

All public schools in Wendell →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Wendell Middle

  1. Zebulon MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 4.9 miles away: 772 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).4.9 mi
  2. Archer Lodge MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 7.2 miles away: 1,204 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).7.2 mi
  3. Compare Wendell Middle with Zebulon MiddleStudents, 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 CarolinaWendell Middle is the number 123 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#123 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.14.0:1
  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 Wendell Middle

  1. How many students attend Wendell Middle?
    762 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 719 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Wendell, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Wendell Middle?
    14.0 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 Wendell Middle a Title I school?
    Wendell Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Wendell Middle in?
    Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472002825 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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