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Sparta Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
450 N Main Street
Sparta, NC 28675
Phone
(336) 372-8546
District
ALLEGHANY COUNTY SCHOOLS
County
ALLEGHANY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
557
Classroom Teachers
46

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.1% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Sparta Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
51%
52%
44%
47%
58%
57%
51%
52%
44%
47%
58%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
51%
43%
51%
35%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
49%
33%
46%
27%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
49%
42%
47%
43%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
49%
51%
49%
52%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
46%
38%
51%
26%
42%
    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
12
12
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 39 7.0%
Kindergarten 59 10.6%
Grade 1 62 11.1%
Grade 2 52 9.3%
Grade 3 58 10.4%
Grade 4 62 11.1%
Grade 5 55 9.9%
Grade 6 68 12.2%
Grade 7 52 9.3%
Grade 8 50 9.0%
Total 557 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.2% 73.7% 47.4%
Black 0.9% 0.8% 26.3%
Hispanic 26.3% 25.0% 20.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1% 4.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 64.1% 54.0% 48.0%
Free lunch eligible 57.5% 46.3% 46.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.6% 7.7% 1.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 10,910 10,698,973
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 46.6 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.2% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.7% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.4% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.1% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 27.5% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,772 4,105,232
Single Parent Households With Children 5.7% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 79.5% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.4% 33.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.1% 15.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 9.0% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.0% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.2% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 24.9% 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 21.2% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 14.7% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,860 $9,960,720 55.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $499 $724,548 4.0%
Staff $572 $830,544 4.6%
General Administration $423 $614,196 3.4%
School Administration $782 $1,135,464 6.3%
Operation $933 $1,354,716 7.5%
Transportation $500 $726,000 4.0%
Other $638 $926,376 5.2%
Total Support $4,347 $6,311,844 35.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,157 $1,679,964 9.4%
Total Expenditures $12,364 $17,952,528 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,324 $9,654,142,443 55.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $575 $877,144,823 5.0%
Staff $341 $521,212,282 3.0%
General Administration $170 $259,230,834 1.5%
School Administration $637 $973,125,983 5.6%
Operation $798 $1,218,189,435 7.0%
Transportation $402 $613,466,359 3.5%
Other $331 $505,953,708 2.9%
Total Support $3,255 $4,968,588,990 28.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,818 $2,774,971,990 16.0%
Total Expenditures $11,397 $17,397,660,278 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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