Elkin City Schools: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elkin City Schools's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
27.9%
2023
11.5%
Total change
-16.4 pp
% change
-58.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.9% | — |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -18.2 pp (-65.2%) |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +21.6 pp (222.7%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -26.0 pp (-83.1%) |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +3.5 pp (66%) |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +2.7 pp (30.7%) |