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Bear Grass Charter School
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 11% |
Where Bear Grass Charter School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #362 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #49 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #471 of 474 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.3% | #76 of 164 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 445 | 31 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 31.1 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 30.1 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 29 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 23.8 | 17.1:1 | 11% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 10% (37) |
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (407 to 445); teachers up 30% (23.8 to 31).
About Bear Grass Charter School
Bear Grass Charter School runs as a small high school in Williamston, North Carolina. Grades offered run from 6 through 12, with 445 students enrolled. The average among high schools in North Carolina is roughly 761 students; this school is 42% smaller than that.
Federal records list Bear Grass Charter School as its own district.
White students are the large majority at Bear Grass Charter School, with 90% of enrollment. Next come 4% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 52% White among all Martin County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Bear Grass Charter School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
Bear Grass Charter School employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in North Carolina is 19.6:1, higher than at this school.
Bear Grass Charter School is located in Martin County, where median household income is about $48,578, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Bear Grass Charter School is one of 12 public schools in Martin County, which together enroll about 3,967 students.
The closest public school to Bear Grass Charter School is Rodgers Elementary, about 3.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 2.
For locale, NCES codes Bear Grass Charter School as Rural: Distant. Federal records list Bear Grass Charter School as a charter school.
Federal counts put enrollment at 421 in 2020-21 and 445 in 2024-25, a 6% rise.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Bear Grass Charter School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Martin County at a glance
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Related schools
- Martin County HighHigh · 752 students
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- Williamston PrimaryElementary · 361 students
- Riverside MiddleMiddle · 335 students
- E J Hayes ElementaryElementary · 280 students
- Rodgers ElementaryElementary · 219 students
- Rodgers Elementary3.0 mi · 219
- Riverside Middle4.7 mi · 335
- Riverside High5.7 mi · 470
- Martin County High5.7 mi · 752
- Williamston Primary6.0 mi · 361
- E J Hayes Elementary6.5 mi · 280