Whiteville Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Whiteville, North Carolina

Whiteville Primary in Whiteville, North Carolina enrolled 486 students in 2024-25 with 27.8 full-time teachers, 17.5 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 21%

501 students in 2022-23, 492 students in 2023-24, 486 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.4 to 27.8.

Students enrolled at Whiteville Primary by school year2022-23: 501, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-235012023-244922024-25486
Students enrolled at Whiteville Primary by school year2022-23: 501, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-235012023-244922024-25486
Students enrolled at Whiteville Primary by school year2022-23: 501, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-235012023-244922024-25486
Students enrolled at Whiteville Primary by school year2022-23: 501, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-235012023-244922024-25486
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2350135.414.2
2023-2449234.814.2
2024-2548627.817.5

17.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Whiteville Primary 17.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWhiteville Primary 17.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Whiteville Primary 17.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWhiteville Primary 17.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Whiteville Primary 17.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWhiteville Primary 17.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Whiteville Primary 17.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWhiteville Primary 17.5state median 14.7U.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 442 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Whiteville Primary enrolled 442 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 442 of the 442 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent20.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

40.7% of students were Black, 38.5% White, 13.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black40.7%
  2. White38.5%
  3. Hispanic13.4%
  4. Two or more races5.6%
  5. American Indian1.9%

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 Whiteville

5 public elementary schools in Whiteville report 2024-25 enrollment; Whiteville Primary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville84244.790.4%
Williams Township65915.099.5%
Whiteville Primary48617.599.0%
Edgewood Elementary45016.699.3%
Old Dock Elementary26513.398.9%

All public schools in Whiteville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Whiteville Primary

  1. Edgewood ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 450 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Classical Charter Schools of WhitevilleThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.6 miles away: 842 students, 44.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.6 mi
  3. Compare Whiteville Primary with Edgewood ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Whiteville City Schools spends per student$14,346 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,346
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaWhiteville Primary is the number 654 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#654 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher17.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.17.5:1
  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 Whiteville Primary

  1. How many students attend Whiteville Primary?
    486 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 501 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Whiteville, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Whiteville Primary?
    17.5 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.
  3. Is Whiteville Primary a Title I school?
    Whiteville Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Whiteville Primary in?
    Whiteville City Schools, NCES district ID 3704920. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370492001969 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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