Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School

Regular School · Forest City, NC

Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School is a regular school school in Forest City, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 459 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

459

Teachers (FTE)

24.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	161	35%
White	140	31%
Hispanic/Latino	89	19%
Two or more races	61	13%
Asian	8	2%
Total enrollment	459	245M / 214F

English Language Learners: 45 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	47.0% +5.1pp	41.9%	226
Reading Proficiency	38.0% -8.9pp	46.9%	226
Science Proficiency	60-64%	—	88

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.13 grade levels

Math

+0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

26 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

122

26.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	459	100%

Contact & Location

286 Learning Parkway

Forest City, NC 28043

Phone: (828)245-4978

http://fcdes.rcsnc.org/

District

Rutherford County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,437

District enrollment: 7,527

Other Schools in District

Cliffside Elementary School Elementary
Ellenboro Elementary School Elementary
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School Elementary
Harris Elementary School Elementary
Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School Elementary
Pinnacle Elementary School Elementary
Rutherfordton Elementary School Elementary
Spindale Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 28043) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370408001639

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD