West Pender Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Burgaw, North Carolina
West Pender Middle in Burgaw, North Carolina enrolled 209 students in 2024-25 with 17.0 full-time teachers, 12.3 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 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 21%
179 students in 2022-23, 188 students in 2023-24, 209 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.0 to 17.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 179 | 14.0 | 12.8 |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 16.5 | 11.4 |
| 2024-25 | 209 | 17.0 | 12.3 |
12.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 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 170 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Pender Middle enrolled 170 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 34 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 170 of the 170 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions34
- Chronically absent33.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
34.4% of students were White, 32.1% Black, 29.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White34.4%
- Black32.1%
- Hispanic29.7%
- Two or more races3.8%
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.
Middle schools in Burgaw
2 public middle schools in Burgaw report 2024-25 enrollment; West Pender Middle is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burgaw Middle | 236 | 10.3 | 97.9% |
| West Pender Middle | 209 | 12.3 | 97.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Pender Middle
- Burgaw MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 10 miles away: 236 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
- Cape Fear MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 14 miles away: 430 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
- Compare West Pender Middle with Burgaw MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Pender County Schools spends per student$11,425 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,425
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaWest Pender Middle is the number 447 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#447 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher12.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.12.3:1
- 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 West Pender Middle
How many students attend West Pender Middle?
209 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 179 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Burgaw, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Pender Middle?
12.3 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 West Pender Middle a Title I school?
West Pender Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is West Pender Middle in?
Pender County Schools, NCES district ID 3703570. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370357001471 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.