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Saluda Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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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
214 E Main Street
Saluda, NC 28773
Phone
(828) 894-1040
District
Polk County Schools
County
POLK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
146
Classroom Teachers
15

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

9

(10 is best)

Better than 83.6% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
74%
54%
60%
48%
88%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
73%
55%
70%
55%
75%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
52%
60%
48%
60%
56%
60%
52%
60%
48%
60%
56%
    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
10
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 pk 9 6.2%
Kindergarten 28 19.2%
Grade 1 24 16.4%
Grade 2 13 8.9%
Grade 3 24 16.4%
Grade 4 25 17.1%
Grade 5 23 15.8%
Total 146 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.1% 79.8% 46.6%
Black 0.7% 5.8% 26.2%
Hispanic 3.5% 13.7% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.5% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 39.7% 70.9% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 39.7% 69.0% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.9% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 19,538 10,698,973
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 82.2 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.0% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 13.3% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 22.4% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.6% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 31.7% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,541 4,105,232
Single Parent Households With Children 4.7% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.8% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.3% 33.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.4% 15.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.5% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.7% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.2% 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.1% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 10.3% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,985 $17,296,000 60.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $745 $1,613,000 5.7%
Staff $585 $1,267,000 4.5%
General Administration $305 $661,000 2.3%
School Administration $820 $1,776,000 6.2%
Operation $1,087 $2,354,000 8.3%
Transportation $388 $841,000 3.0%
Other $307 $664,000 2.3%
Total Support $4,236 $9,176,000 32.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $901 $1,952,000 6.9%
Total Expenditures $13,123 $28,424,000 100.0%
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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