Sedalia Elementary

As a medium-sized elementary-level community in Sedalia, North Carolina, Sedalia Elementary instructs 535 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Guilford County Schools.

Within Guilford County Schools, which oversees 123 schools and 68,535 students, Sedalia Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Sedalia Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 21% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

On the income-and-resources front, Sedalia Elementary reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Guilford County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Sedalia Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.4%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Guilford County indicate the typical household earns roughly $68,642 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sedalia Elementary is one of 143 public schools in Guilford County (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students).

The closest other public school is Eastern Guilford Middle, roughly 1.8 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Sedalia Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 47.8%.

Sedalia Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 15%: 466 students in 2018 compared to 535 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 36% to 21% over that span.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.