West Wilkes Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Wilkesboro, North Carolina
West Wilkes Middle School in Wilkesboro, North Carolina enrolled 450 students in 2024-25 with 28.9 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
468 students in 2022-23, 450 students in 2023-24, 450 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.8 to 28.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 468 | 28.8 | 16.3 |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 29.4 | 15.3 |
| 2024-25 | 450 | 28.9 | 15.5 |
15.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 61 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 505 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Wilkes Middle School enrolled 505 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 26 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 505 of the 505 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions26
- Chronically absent16.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.7% of students were White, 17.3% Hispanic, 5.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White76.7%
- Hispanic17.3%
- Two or more races5.3%
- Black0.2%
- Asian0.2%
- American Indian0.2%
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 West Wilkes Middle School
- Central Wilkes Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 6.3 miles away: 564 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.3 mi
- North Wilkes Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 8.1 miles away: 484 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).8.1 mi
- Compare West Wilkes Middle School with Central Wilkes Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wilkes County Schools spends per student$12,150 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,150
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaWest Wilkes Middle School is the number 350 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#350 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.15.5:1
- 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 Wilkes Middle School
How many students attend West Wilkes Middle School?
450 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 468 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Wilkesboro, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Wilkes Middle School?
15.5 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 Wilkes Middle School a Title I school?
West Wilkes Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is West Wilkes Middle School in?
Wilkes County Schools, NCES district ID 3704950. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370495002658 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.