📍 400 W Atkins Street, Dobson, Surry County, 27017
Dobson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dobson, Surry County. The school has 340 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Surry County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Dobson Elementary enrolls 340 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 182 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 146 | 43% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
207 of the school's 340 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 196 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Dobson 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-50, state senate district 45, state house district 90.
Dobson Elementary is one of 20 schools in Surry County Schools, based in Dobson, North Carolina. The district serves 7,318 students district-wide and employs 506 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 340 students, Dobson Elementary is close to the district average of about 366 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant