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Mt. Vernon-Ruth 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
2785 Hudlow Road
Forest City, NC 28043
Phone
(828) 287-4792
District
Rutherford County Schools
County
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
235
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

6

(10 is best)

Better than 57.7% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
61%
54%
45%
48%
77%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
55%
42%
55%
42%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
58%
52%
48%
48%
68%
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
12
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 17 7.2%
Kindergarten 34 14.5%
Grade 1 32 13.6%
Grade 2 41 17.4%
Grade 3 41 17.4%
Grade 4 38 16.2%
Grade 5 32 13.6%
Total 235 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 87.7% 75.5% 46.6%
Black 3.7% 12.1% 26.2%
Hispanic 8.2% 11.8% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.3% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 98.7% 99.2% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 98.7% 99.2% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 64,680 10,698,973
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 114.4 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.7% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.5% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.2% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 21.7% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 26,273 4,105,232
Single Parent Households With Children 9.3% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.9% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.8% 33.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.3% 15.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.6% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.5% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.0% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.1% 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.3% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 12.1% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,953 $52,336,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $788 $5,933,000 5.4%
Staff $614 $4,620,000 4.2%
General Administration $118 $886,000 0.8%
School Administration $643 $4,840,000 4.4%
Operation $1,163 $8,752,000 8.0%
Transportation $367 $2,762,000 2.5%
Other $381 $2,870,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,074 $30,663,000 28.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,437 $25,873,000 23.8%
Total Expenditures $14,464 $108,872,000 100.0%
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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