📍 2141 South NC9 Hwy, Mill Spring, Polk County, 28756
Polk Central Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mill Spring, Polk County. The school has 341 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Polk Central Elementary School enrolls 341 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 7.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 249 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 7.6% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 5.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
338 of the school's 341 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 338 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.
Polk Central Elementary School 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 47, state house district 113.
Polk Central Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Polk County Schools, based in Columbus, North Carolina. The district serves 2,110 students district-wide and employs 170 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 341 students, Polk Central Elementary School is close to the district average of about 301 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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