William T Brown Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Spring Lake, North Carolina

William T Brown Elementary in Spring Lake, North Carolina enrolled 562 students in 2024-25 with 33.4 full-time teachers, 16.8 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). On the state tests, 22-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 31-42% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

598 students in 2022-23, 554 students in 2023-24, 562 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.0 to 33.4.

Students enrolled at William T Brown Elementary by school year2022-23: 598, 2023-24: 554, 2024-25: 56202004006002022-235982023-245542024-25562
Students enrolled at William T Brown Elementary by school year2022-23: 598, 2023-24: 554, 2024-25: 56202004006002022-235982023-245542024-25562
Students enrolled at William T Brown Elementary by school year2022-23: 598, 2023-24: 554, 2024-25: 56202004006002022-235982023-245542024-25562
Students enrolled at William T Brown Elementary by school year2022-23: 598, 2023-24: 554, 2024-25: 56202004006002022-235982023-245542024-25562
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2359838.015.7
2023-2455440.013.8
2024-2556233.416.8

16.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 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; This school 16.8; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.8state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 16.8; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.8state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 16.8; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.8state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 16.8; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.8state 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 283 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection William T Brown Elementary enrolled 283 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 31 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 283 of the 283 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions31
  • Chronically absent47.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.2% of students were Black, 18.3% Hispanic, 8.5% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black63.2%
  2. Hispanic18.3%
  3. White8.5%
  4. Two or more races6.9%
  5. American Indian1.1%
  6. Pacific Islander1.1%
  7. Asian0.9%

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.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at William T Brown Elementary scored proficient or above: 22-34% in reading and 31-42% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Reading and language arts22‑34%46%48%
Math31‑42%41%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Spring Lake

4 public elementary schools in Spring Lake report 2024-25 enrollment; William T Brown Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Overhills Elementary86616.247.8%
William T Brown Elementary56216.898.2%
Anderson Creek Academy30515.3not reported
Manchester Elementary25414.198.8%

All public schools in Spring Lake →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about William T Brown Elementary

  1. Manchester ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 254 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Warrenwood ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.2 miles away: 424 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
  3. Compare William T Brown Elementary with Manchester ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cumberland County Schools spends per student$12,118 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,118
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaWilliam T Brown Elementary is the number 426 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#426 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.16.8:1
  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 William T Brown Elementary

  1. How many students attend William T Brown Elementary?
    562 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 598 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Spring Lake, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at William T Brown Elementary?
    16.8 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.
  3. Is William T Brown Elementary a Title I school?
    William T Brown Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at William T Brown Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at William T Brown Elementary scored proficient or above: 22-34% in reading and 31-42% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is William T Brown Elementary in?
    Cumberland County Schools, NCES district ID 3700011. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370001101097 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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