Knotts Island Elementary

Knotts Island Elementary operates as a minimally staffed K-5 school in Knotts Island, North Carolina, run under Currituck County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 91 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 81% leaner than typical.

Knotts Island Elementary is one of 10 schools operated by Currituck County Schools, a district that teaches 4,601 students overall.

On demographics, Knotts Island Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%); the rest reads as 9% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Knotts Island Elementary reports 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Currituck County (around 36%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Knotts Island Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 78.5%.

Zooming out to the county, Currituck County reports that median household income runs about $93,511, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Currituck County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,651 students), Knotts Island Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The JP Knapp ECH (i)School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Knotts Island Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 65.9%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Knotts Island Elementary has ticked up 18%, going from 77 students in 2018 to 91 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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