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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 preschool serving 538 students in Graham County Schools School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 3/10, 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 29% (versus the North Carolina public pre school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% 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
976 Schools
# Students
1,160 Students
449,714 Students
# Teachers
92 Teachers
32,939 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Graham County Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 319 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#232 out of 321 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
47%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.39
0.72
# American Indian Students
202 Students
6,715 Students
% American Indian Students
17%
1%
# Asian Students
6 Students
16,990 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
53 Students
98,653 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
22%
# Black Students
6 Students
113,088 Students
% Black Students
n/a
25%
# White Students
885 Students
188,648 Students
% White Students
76%
42%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
659 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
8 Students
24,961 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
36
21,054
# Students in K Grade:
99
72,400
# Students in 1st Grade:
79
69,634
# Students in 2nd Grade:
92
71,332
# Students in 3rd Grade:
74
68,518
# Students in 4th Grade:
85
67,887
# Students in 5th Grade:
84
65,758
# Students in 6th Grade:
92
4,881
# Students in 7th Grade:
70
3,622
# Students in 8th Grade:
93
3,587
# Students in 9th Grade:
92
226
# Students in 10th Grade:
86
242
# Students in 11th Grade:
89
194
# Students in 12th Grade:
89
379
# 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 Preschools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Robbinsville Elementary School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
54 Moose Branch Road
Robbinsville, NC 28771
(828) 479-9850
Robbinsville, NC 28771
(828) 479-9850
Grades: PK-5
| 538 students
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