Plain View Primary

Located at 1963 Chicken Foot Road, in Tar Heel, North Carolina, Plain View Primary is a medium-sized combined-grade school that works with students from the surrounding community (grade M), run under Bladen County Schools.

Bladen County Schools comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 3,928 students; Plain View Primary is among them.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Class-load math at Plain View Primary comes out to about 14.9:1. The state averages around 16.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Bladen County indicate the typical household earns roughly $42,422 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bladen County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,756 students), of which Plain View Primary is one.

Tar Heel School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 5 years. Over the past 5-year window, the student count expanded 8%: 170 students in 2018 compared to 183 in 2023. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 38% to 33%. Class-load math has rose: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2023.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.