📍 161 N Oak St, Spindale, Rutherford County, 28160
Spindale Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Spindale, Rutherford County. The school has 341 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rutherford County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Spindale Elementary School enrolls 341 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 28% Black or African American and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 182 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 96 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 7.9% |
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.
Spindale Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 112.
Spindale Elementary School is one of 18 schools in Rutherford County Schools, based in Forest City, North Carolina. The district serves 7,394 students district-wide and employs 565 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 341 students, Spindale Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 411 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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