Comfort Elementary

Comfort Elementary is a minimally staffed elementary school in Comfort, North Carolina, one of the schools within Jones County Schools. The school enrolls 127 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Comfort Elementary sits 73% below that benchmark.

Within Jones County Schools, which oversees 5 schools and 1,016 students, Comfort Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Comfort Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder comes out to 13% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black.

Looking at school resources, Comfort Elementary reports 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Around 98% 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, Comfort Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jones County put median household earnings sit near $59,641, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Comfort Elementary is one of 5 public schools in Jones County (combined enrollment of about 1,016 students).

Nearest neighbor: Trexler Middle, around 7.6 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Comfort Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 50.8%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Comfort Elementary's enrollment has decreased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 157 (now 127).

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