Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School

Set in Boomer, North Carolina, Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School is a micro-enrollment elementary school, part of Wilkes County Schools. It teaches 111 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 76% leaner than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Wilkes County Schools comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 8,547 students; Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.1%, the actual is 51.5%, a residual of +2.3 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Wilkes County shows the typical household earns roughly $51,721 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Wilkes County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,547 students), of which Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Mount Pleasant Elementary School, roughly 3.7 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 58.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 29%: 157 students in 2018 compared to 111 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 69% to 77%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.