Aulander Elementary

Aulander Elementary operates as a very small elementary school in Aulander, North Carolina, run under Bertie County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 111 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Aulander Elementary sits 76% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Bertie County Schools, which oversees 7 schools and 1,819 students, Aulander Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Aulander Elementary reports that 79% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school reports 13% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Bertie County as a whole is about 60% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Bertie County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $48,750 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Bertie County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,819 students), of which Aulander Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: West Bertie Elementary, around 7.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 6-year window. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at Aulander Elementary has contracted 29%, going from 156 students in 2018 to 111 in 2024. White enrollment moved from 22% to 13% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.