Enrollment
127
Elementary
DISTRICT 130 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JONES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370240001033
Comfort Elementary
4384 Hwy 41 West, Comfort, NC 28585 · (910) 324-4249 · Jones County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL127 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
124 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Comfort Elementary→Jones Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Jones County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
58.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
66.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
127
-30 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.3:1
% White
71%
was 73%
% Hispanic
8%
was 10%
% Black
8%
was 9%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Jones County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,302
Census ACS
Median income
$59,641
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,016 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jones County Schools
- Jones Senior High SchoolHigh · 495 students
- Trenton ElementaryElementary · 153 students
- Maysville ElementaryElementary · 121 students
- Pollocksville ElementaryElementary · 120 students
Nearby schools
- Trexler Middle7.6 mi · 770
- Richlands Elementary7.7 mi · 591
- Richlands High8.1 mi · 1,027
- Heritage Elementary School8.4 mi · 565
- Trenton Elementary10.0 mi · 153
- Jones Senior High School10.0 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About Comfort ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Comfort Elementary?
Comfort Elementary enrolls approximately 127 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Comfort Elementary serve?
Comfort Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Comfort Elementary have?
Comfort Elementary employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Comfort Elementary?
At Comfort Elementary, the student body is approximately 71% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 13% Two or more.
Is Comfort Elementary public or private?
Comfort Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jones County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.