Enrollment
95
Combined
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 731
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370256001077
Floyd L Knight Children Center
607 W McIntosh St, Sanford, NC 27330 · (919) 774-4634 · Lee County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED32-TOWNTITLE ISPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL95 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 16.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
92 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 55 | 58% |
| Kindergarten | 2 | 2% |
| Grade 1 | 2 | 2% |
| Grade 2 | 2 | 2% |
| Grade 3 | 2 | 2% |
| Grade 4 | 2 | 2% |
| Grade 6 | 2 | 2% |
| Grade 7 | 5 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 5 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 3 | 3% |
| Grade 10 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 11 | 2 | 2% |
| Grade 12 | 12 | 13% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)Math
6.7%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
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Where Floyd L Knight Children Center ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 95 | #26 of 46 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
95
-33 (-26%) vs 2020
+98% since 1990-91, when it was 48
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
was 9.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95 | 12.9 | 7.4:1 | 97% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 115 | 14.2 | 8.1:1 | 97% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 105 | 13.2 | 8.0:1 | 83% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 128 | 14 | 9.1:1 | 76% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 138 | 15.4 | 9.0:1 | 50% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 129 | 15 | 8.6:1 | 47% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 153 | 15 | 10.2:1 | 41% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 67 | 15 | 4.5:1 | 70% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 48 | 10 | 4.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Floyd L Knight Children Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (138 to 95); teachers down 16% (15.4 to 12.9).
About Floyd L Knight Children Center
Floyd L Knight Children Center runs as a very small school serving multiple grade levels in Sanford, North Carolina. The school has 95 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 12. Combined schools in North Carolina average about 731 students, which makes this school 87% below average.
Lee County Schools, which runs Floyd L Knight Children Center, has 16 schools and 9,168 students.
Of every 100 students at Floyd L Knight Children Center, about 39 are White, the largest group. The remaining students are 39% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Lee County is about 64% White. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at Floyd L Knight Children Center are from different groups.
Floyd L Knight Children Center has a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.4:1, with 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for combined schools in North Carolina is 16.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 97% at Floyd L Knight Children Center. That is in line with the 95% average for public schools in Lee County.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lee County show that the median household earns about $65,387 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Lee County has 20 public schools with about 10,641 students, including Floyd L Knight Children Center.
Lee County High, about 1.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Floyd L Knight Children Center, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Floyd L Knight Children Center falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's student count fell 26% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 9.1:1 to 7.4:1.
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Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,816
Census ACS
Median income
$65,387
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
10,641 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lee County Schools
- Lee County HighHigh · 1,459 students
- Southern Lee High SchoolHigh · 1,180 students
- SanLee Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- WB Wicker ElementaryElementary · 588 students
- J Glenn Edwards ElementaryElementary · 587 students
- Greenwood ElementaryElementary · 571 students
Other schools in Sanford
- Lee County HighHigh · 1,459 students
- Southern Lee High SchoolHigh · 1,180 students
- Benhaven ElementaryElementary · 1,065 students
- Highland ElementaryElementary · 854 students
- SanLee Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Highland MiddleMiddle · 762 students
Nearby schools
- Lee County High1.1 mi · 1,459
- WB Wicker Elementary1.1 mi · 588
- Rising Leaders Academy1.2 mi · 282
- Bragg Street Academy1.2 mi · 40
- Lee Early College1.4 mi · 272
- J Glenn Edwards Elementary1.9 mi · 587
Frequently asked questions
About Floyd L Knight Children CenterHow large is Floyd L Knight Children Center?
Floyd L Knight Children Center enrolls approximately 95 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Floyd L Knight Children Center serve?
Floyd L Knight Children Center serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many teachers does Floyd L Knight Children Center have?
Floyd L Knight Children Center employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Floyd L Knight Children Center?
Student demographics at Floyd L Knight Children Center are roughly 39% White, 39% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Floyd L Knight Children Center public or private?
Floyd L Knight Children Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lee County Schools.
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