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Smith Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
9201 Seawell School Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Phone
(919) 918-2145
District
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
County
ORANGE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
768
Classroom Teachers
60

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

9

(10 is best)

Better than 88.7% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Smith Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
76%
51%
76%
49%
75%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
71%
50%
73%
50%
68%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
75%
48%
78%
51%
73%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 285 37.1%
Grade 7 237 30.9%
Grade 8 246 32.0%
Total 768 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 50.6% 53.2% 46.6%
Black 11.5% 12.8% 26.2%
Hispanic 16.3% 19.7% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 21.6% 14.3% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 24.0% 29.5% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 23.2% 27.8% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.8% 1.7% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 89,276 10,835,491
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,443.3 220
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.7% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.5% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.5% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.5% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 12.8% 16.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 32,484 4,186,924
Single Parent Households With Children 4.6% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.4% 89.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 74.2% 34.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 30.6% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.0% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.8% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.7% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.3% 16.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.5% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 11.1% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,585 $110,817,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,189 $13,751,000 7.1%
Staff $657 $7,590,000 3.9%
General Administration $253 $2,928,000 1.5%
School Administration $738 $8,537,000 4.4%
Operation $1,076 $12,436,000 6.4%
Transportation $291 $3,365,000 1.7%
Other $551 $6,373,000 3.3%
Total Support $4,756 $54,980,000 28.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,347 $27,135,000 14.1%
Total Expenditures $16,688 $192,932,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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