Edward Best Elementary (Franklin County Schools SCH DIST.), North Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Edward Best Elementary is a Elementary in Louisburg, NC. It currently serves 501 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Franklin County Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Franklin County Schools School District and all schools in North Carolina.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:501

Number of Teachers: 35

Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.31

Location Info

Location: 4011 NC 56 Hwy East, Louisburg, NC 27549

Mailing Address: 4011 NC 56 Hwy East, Louisburg, NC 27549-9804

Phone: (919)853-2347

Website: http://www.fcschools.net/edwardbestelementaryschool

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	77
Grade 2	79
Grade 3	79
Grade 4	68
Grade 5	102
Kindergarten	80
Pre-Kindergarten	16

Gender/Sex of Edward Best Elementary Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	276	55.09
Female	225	44.91

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Edward Best Elementary Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.20
Black or African American	114	22.75
Hispanic/Latino	134	26.75
Two or more races	33	6.59
White	219	43.71

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.36
Black or African American	54	19.57
Hispanic/Latino	74	26.81
Two or more races	22	7.97
White	125	45.29

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	60	26.67
Hispanic/Latino	60	26.67
Two or more races	11	4.89
White	94	41.78

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	22	28.57
Hispanic/Latino	20	25.97
Two or more races	7	9.09
White	28	36.36

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	17	21.52
Hispanic/Latino	22	27.85
Two or more races	6	7.60
White	34	43.04

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.27
Black or African American	18	22.79
Hispanic/Latino	23	29.11
Two or more races	6	7.60
White	31	39.24

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	18	26.47
Hispanic/Latino	20	29.41
Two or more races	3	4.41
White	27	39.71

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	19	18.63
Hispanic/Latino	23	22.55
Two or more races	8	7.84
White	52	50.98

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	20	25.00
Hispanic/Latino	21	26.25
Two or more races	2	2.50
White	37	46.25

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino	5	31.25
Two or more races	1	6.25
White	10	62.50