📍 1542 Hwy 52 S, Wadesboro, Anson County, 28170
Wadesboro Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wadesboro, Anson County. The school has 290 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Anson County Schools school district. It serves grades K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Wadesboro Primary enrolls 290 students across grades K–3. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Black or African American, 11% White and 6.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 223 | 77% |
| White | 33 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 6 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
287 of the school's 290 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 287 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wadesboro Primary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-80, state senate district 25, state house district 55.
Wadesboro Primary is one of 9 schools in Anson County Schools, based in Wadesboro, North Carolina. The district serves 2,924 students district-wide and employs 201 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 290 students, Wadesboro Primary is close to the district average of about 325 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe