📍 535 Hwy 70 W, Havelock, Craven County, 28532
W Jesse Gurganus Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Havelock, Craven County. The school has 373 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Craven County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
W Jesse Gurganus Elementary enrolls 373 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 228 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 9.9% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
170 of the school's 373 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 152 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
W Jesse Gurganus Elementary 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-30, state senate district 2, state house district 3.
W Jesse Gurganus Elementary is one of 26 schools in Craven County Board of Education, based in New Bern, North Carolina. The district serves 12,152 students district-wide and employs 793 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 373 students, W Jesse Gurganus Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 467 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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