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Graham County Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in North Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 528 students in Graham County Schools School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in North Carolina.
Public Preschool in Graham County School School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the North Carolina public pre school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the North Carolina public preschool average of 58% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,006 Schools
# Students
1,141 Students
468,030 Students
# Teachers
92 Teachers
33,361 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Graham County Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 321 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#262 out of 325 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
51%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60%
63%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.72
# American Indian Students
195 Students
6,777 Students
% American Indian Students
17%
1%
# Asian Students
6 Students
18,366 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
46 Students
103,503 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
22%
# Black Students
5 Students
115,037 Students
% Black Students
n/a
25%
# White Students
879 Students
196,188 Students
% White Students
77%
42%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
663 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
10 Students
27,496 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
50
22,191
# Students in K Grade:
84
73,888
# Students in 1st Grade:
94
76,888
# Students in 2nd Grade:
75
72,349
# Students in 3rd Grade:
89
71,429
# Students in 4th Grade:
75
70,074
# Students in 5th Grade:
78
67,976
# Students in 6th Grade:
84
4,926
# Students in 7th Grade:
93
3,551
# Students in 8th Grade:
73
3,687
# Students in 9th Grade:
95
213
# Students in 10th Grade:
88
248
# Students in 11th Grade:
75
229
# Students in 12th Grade:
88
381
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,575 is higher than the state median of $11,229. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,736 is higher than the state median of $11,655. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$17 MM
$17,307 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$17,964 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,575
$11,229
Spending / Student
$14,736
$11,655
Best Graham County Schools School District Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Robbinsville Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
54 Moose Branch Road
Robbinsville, NC 28771
(828) 479-9850
Robbinsville, NC 28771
(828) 479-9850
Grades: PK-5
| 528 students
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