White Plains Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Mount Airy, North Carolina
White Plains Elementary in Mount Airy, North Carolina enrolled 328 students in 2024-25 with 22.1 full-time teachers, 14.8 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 rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
323 students in 2022-23, 323 students in 2023-24, 328 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.9 to 22.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 323 | 22.9 | 14.1 |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 25.2 | 12.8 |
| 2024-25 | 328 | 22.1 | 14.8 |
14.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 51 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 296 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection White Plains Elementary enrolled 296 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 296 of the 296 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent18.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
70.1% of students were White, 25.9% Hispanic, 3.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White70.1%
- Hispanic25.9%
- Two or more races3.4%
- Black0.3%
- Asian0.3%
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 Mount Airy
5 public elementary schools in Mount Airy report 2024-25 enrollment; White Plains Elementary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Elementary | 473 | 13.5 | 98.9% |
| Bruce H. Tharrington Primary | 432 | 14.9 | 99.3% |
| Jones Intermediate | 339 | 13.6 | 99.1% |
| White Plains Elementary | 328 | 14.8 | 99.1% |
| Flat Rock Elementary | 217 | 13.2 | 98.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about White Plains Elementary
- Franklin ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 3.4 miles away: 473 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
- Bruce H. Tharrington PrimaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.6 miles away: 432 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
- Compare White Plains Elementary with Franklin ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Surry County Schools spends per student$12,301 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,301
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaWhite Plains Elementary is the number 1,108 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,108 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.8:1
- 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 Plains Elementary
How many students attend White Plains Elementary?
328 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 323 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mount Airy, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at White Plains Elementary?
14.8 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 Plains Elementary a Title I school?
White Plains Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is White Plains Elementary in?
Surry County Schools, NCES district ID 3704410. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370441001759 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.