📍 436 Schoolhouse Road, Casar, Cleveland County, 28020
Casar Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Casar, Cleveland County. The school has 278 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cleveland County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Casar Elementary enrolls 278 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 244 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
275 of the school's 278 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 275 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.
Casar Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 44, state house district 111.
Casar Elementary is one of 28 schools in Cleveland County Schools, based in Shelby, North Carolina. The district serves 14,504 students district-wide and employs 981 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 278 students, Casar Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant