Bolivia Elementary

As a reasonably sized K-5 school in Bolivia, North Carolina, Bolivia Elementary serves 514 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Brunswick County Schools.

Brunswick County Schools runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 13,561 students. Bolivia Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Bolivia Elementary shows that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Bolivia Elementary has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bolivia Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 49.3%, a residual of +0.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Brunswick County indicate median household income runs about $77,024, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Brunswick County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,069 students), Bolivia Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Brunswick County Early College is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.4 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bolivia Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 60.8%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 23%: 418 students in 2018 compared to 514 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 6% to 10% over that span.

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