Etowah Elementary

Etowah Elementary is a small elementary school in North Carolina, with an address in Etowah. The school has 302 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.

Henderson County Schools oversees Etowah Elementary and 22 other schools, with 12,619 students in total.

At Etowah Elementary, 76% of students are White. Other students are 18% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.

Its staff includes 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.9 students per teacher. Compared with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 53% of students at Etowah Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Henderson County is 63%.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Etowah Elementary would score about 62.8%. It scores 72.2%, 9.4 points above that figure.

For the population of Henderson County, median household income comes to about $68,187, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Henderson County counts 25 public schools with about 13,572 students.

Of the public schools around it, Etowah Elementary is closest to Mills River Elementary, about 4.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Etowah Elementary ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 72.2% against a local average of 69.5%.

Locale data from NCES put Etowah Elementary in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).

Enrollment decreased 9% over 4 years, reaching 302 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.1:1 to 13.9:1.

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