Pine Hall Elementary School

Set in Pine Hall, North Carolina, Pine Hall Elementary School is an one-room-style elementary-level community, one of the schools within Stokes County Schools. It instructs 97 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 79% below typical.

Pine Hall Elementary School is one of 19 schools operated by Stokes County Schools, a district that hosts 5,758 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Pine Hall Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Beyond that, the school logs 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Stokes County runs at roughly 82%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Stokes County) records that the typical household earns roughly $62,969 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Pine Hall Elementary School is one of 19 public schools in Stokes County (combined enrollment of about 5,758 students).

The closest other public school is Southeastern Stokes Middle School, roughly 5.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at Pine Hall Elementary School has edged down 29%, going from 137 students in 2018 to 97 in 2024. Class-load math has grew: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2024.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.