📍 2420 Swift Creek School Road, Whitakers, Nash County, 27891
Swift Creek Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Whitakers, Nash County. The school has 215 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nash County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 3–5. The school employs 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Swift Creek Elementary enrolls 215 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 40% Black or African American and 7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 95 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 86 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
125 of the school's 215 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 116 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is 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-2, state senate district 11, state house district 25.
Swift Creek Elementary is one of 30 schools in Nash County Public Schools, based in Nashville, North Carolina. The district serves 13,178 students district-wide and employs 852 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 215 students, Swift Creek Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 439 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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