Lilesville Elementary

Lilesville Elementary operates as a close-knit primary school in Lilesville, North Carolina, run under Anson County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 257 students spanning grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 45% smaller than the state mean of about 467.

Across the 9 schools in Anson County Schools (2,924 students total), Lilesville Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Lilesville Elementary records that 52% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 33% White, 10% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. 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, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lilesville Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Anson County put median household earnings sit near $47,302, roughly 10% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Anson County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,924 students), of which Lilesville Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Wadesboro Primary, roughly 4.1 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Lilesville Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 270 students in 2018 compared to 257 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.