Bunn Elementary

Located at 686 Bunn Elem School Road, in Bunn, North Carolina, Bunn Elementary is an average-sized primary school that enrolls 600 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Franklin County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 28% larger than the state mean of about 467.

Franklin County Schools runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 7,978 students. Bunn Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Bunn Elementary shows that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 29% Hispanic, 20% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Bunn Elementary logs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Franklin County (around 82%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bunn Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Franklin County) reports that median household income runs about $74,240, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Franklin County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,614 students), of which Bunn Elementary is one.

Bunn High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Bunn Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 48.0%.

Bunn Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 636 students in 2018 compared to 600 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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