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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 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 255 students in Graham County Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in North Carolina.
Public Middle School in Graham County School School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the North Carolina public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the North Carolina public middle school average of 55% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
3 Schools
872 Schools
# Students
1,160 Students
493,036 Students
# Teachers
92 Teachers
31,852 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Graham County Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 325 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
0.39
0.70
# American Indian Students
202 Students
6,081 Students
% American Indian Students
17%
1%
# Asian Students
6 Students
17,720 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
53 Students
93,969 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
19%
# Black Students
6 Students
126,147 Students
% Black Students
n/a
26%
# White Students
885 Students
221,858 Students
% White Students
76%
45%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
704 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
8 Students
25,696 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
36
1,655
# Students in K Grade:
99
15,881
# Students in 1st Grade:
79
15,628
# Students in 2nd Grade:
92
15,807
# Students in 3rd Grade:
74
15,937
# Students in 4th Grade:
85
15,972
# Students in 5th Grade:
84
18,686
# Students in 6th Grade:
92
111,500
# Students in 7th Grade:
70
121,315
# Students in 8th Grade:
93
123,349
# Students in 9th Grade:
92
11,186
# Students in 10th Grade:
86
9,855
# Students in 11th Grade:
89
8,836
# Students in 12th Grade:
89
7,429
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,336 is higher than the state median of $11,354. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,495 is higher than the state median of $11,785. The school district spending/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$17 MM
$17,307 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$17,964 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,336
$11,354
Spending / Student
$14,495
$11,785
Best Graham County Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Robbinsville Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
301b Sweetwater Road
Robbinsville, NC 28771
(828) 479-9840
Robbinsville, NC 28771
(828) 479-9840
Grades: 6-8
| 255 students
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