White Oak Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Edenton, North Carolina
White Oak Elementary in Edenton, North Carolina enrolled 488 students in 2024-25 with 34.0 full-time teachers, 14.4 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. 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 fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%
509 students in 2022-23, 483 students in 2023-24, 488 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.0 to 34.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 509 | 39.0 | 13.1 |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 36.9 | 13.1 |
| 2024-25 | 488 | 34.0 | 14.4 |
14.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 58 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools
Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary 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 493 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection White Oak Elementary enrolled 493 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 493 of the 493 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions13
- Chronically absent20.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.3% of students were White, 38.9% Black, 8.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White46.3%
- Black38.9%
- Hispanic8.2%
- Two or more races6.4%
- 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.
Elementary schools in Edenton
2 public elementary schools in Edenton report 2024-25 enrollment; White Oak Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak Elementary | 488 | 14.4 | 99.4% |
| D F Walker Elementary | 368 | 17.5 | 99.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about White Oak Elementary
- D F Walker ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.1 miles away: 368 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Colerain ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.0 miles away: 193 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).7.0 mi
- Compare White Oak Elementary with D F Walker ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Edenton-Chowan Schools spends per student$15,037 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,037
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaWhite Oak Elementary is the number 647 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#647 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.4:1
- 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 White Oak Elementary
How many students attend White Oak Elementary?
488 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 509 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Edenton, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at White Oak Elementary?
14.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is White Oak Elementary a Title I school?
White Oak Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is White Oak Elementary in?
Edenton-Chowan Schools, NCES district ID 3700840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370084000331 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.