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District details
School board members: 11
Students: 4,363 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Asheboro City Schools is a school district in North Carolina (Randolph County). During the 2024 school year, 4,363 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Asheboro City Board of Education

General election

General election for Asheboro City Board of Education (2 seats)

Michael D. Brown, Mikayla Cassidy, Hilda DeCortez, and Brad Thomas ran in the general election for Asheboro City Board of Education on November 4, 2025.

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Michael D. Brown (Nonpartisan)
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Mikayla Cassidy (Nonpartisan)
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Hilda DeCortez (Nonpartisan)
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Brad Thomas (Nonpartisan)

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Asheboro City Board of Education

General election

General election for Asheboro City Board of Education (4 seats)

Incumbent Phillip Cheek, incumbent Michael Smith, incumbent Linda Cranford, and incumbent Gus Agudelo won election in the general election for Asheboro City Board of Education on November 5, 2019.

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Phillip Cheek (Nonpartisan)
 
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Michael Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
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Linda Cranford (Nonpartisan)
 
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Gus Agudelo (Nonpartisan)
 
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21

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Total votes: 1,946
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Asheboro City Board of Education

General election

Special general election for Asheboro City Board of Education

Incumbent Ryan Patton won election in the special general election for Asheboro City Board of Education on November 5, 2019.

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Total votes: 549
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About the district

School board

Asheboro City Schools consists of 11 members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Melissa Calloway2029
Adam Hurley2029
Gidget Kidd2029
Ryan Patton2029
Baxter Hammer2027
Beth Knott2027
Hailey Lee2027
Phillip Cheek2025
Linda Cranford2025
Michael Smith2025
Hilda DeCortez20252025

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Asheboro City Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
North Carolina House of Representatives District 70Brian BiggsRepublican Party 95% 14%
North Carolina House of Representatives District 78Neal JacksonRepublican Party 5% < 1%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $14,347,000 $3,239 24%
Local: $12,267,000 $2,770 20%
State: $34,023,000 $7,682 56%
Total: $60,637,000 $13,691
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $72,863,000 $16,451
Total Current Expenditures: $55,997,000 $12,643
Instructional Expenditures: $35,925,000 $8,111 49%
Student and Staff Support: $5,186,000 $1,170 7%
Administration: $6,232,000 $1,407 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $8,654,000 $1,953 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $15,994,000 $3,611
Construction: $15,961,000 $3,603
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $20,000 $4
Interest on Debt: $0 $0

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 39 60-79 22 37 PS 25-29 54
2020-2021 29 50-59 16 25 PS 20-24 44
2018-2019 36 60-69 21 32 PS 30-34 49
2017-2018 39 50-59 26 37 PS 30-34 48
2016-2017 45 60-69 28 43 PS 35-39 56
2015-2016 43 60-69 21 40 PS 35-39 55
2014-2015 39 60-69 18 36 PS 30-34 49
2013-2014 33 40-49 15 28 <50 25-29 46
2012-2013 32 60-69 19 27 PS 30-34 42
2011-2012 77 80-89 64 74 >=50 70-74 85
2010-2011 79 80-89 63 76 >=50 75-79 86

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 35 60-79 22 31 PS 30-34 50
2020-2021 33 50-59 21 28 PS 30-34 49
2018-2019 37 50-59 23 32 PS 40-44 53
2017-2018 39 50-59 25 31 PS 45-49 55
2016-2017 38 50-59 24 30 PS 35-39 54
2015-2016 35 50-59 18 28 PS 30-34 51
2014-2015 37 40-49 23 28 PS 30-34 52
2013-2014 33 40-49 18 23 <50 30-34 48
2012-2013 33 50-59 19 23 PS 30-34 49
2011-2012 62 70-79 48 53 <50 50-54 75
2010-2011 61 70-79 44 50 >=50 60-64 76

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 86 PS 80-89 85-89 >=50 80-84
2020-2021 86 PS 70-79 85-89 40-59 85-89
2019-2020 85 PS 80-89 85-89 PS 60-79 80-84
2018-2019 88 >=50 80-89 85-89 >=50 90-94
2017-2018 93 >=50 >=90 90-94 PS >=50 90-94
2016-2017 92 PS >=90 90-94 >=80 90-94
2015-2016 93 PS >=90 90-94 PS >=50 90-94
2014-2015 87 >=50 70-79 85-89 PS >=50 85-89
2013-2014 86 PS 80-89 80-84 PS >=50 85-89
2012-2013 86 >=50 70-79 85-89 >=50 85-89
2011-2012 85 PS 70-79 80-84 PS >=50 85-89
2010-2011 84 >=50 80-89 70-74 PS >=50 85-89

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 4,363 -0.5
2022-2023 4,383 -1.0
2021-2022 4,429 -0.4
2020-2021 4,448 -2.5
2019-2020 4,558 1.6
2018-2019 4,485 -2.7
2017-2018 4,608 -3.3
2016-2017 4,762 -1.1
2015-2016 4,814 -0.7
2014-2015 4,850 2.6
2013-2014 4,724 -3.2
2012-2013 4,874 -1.1
2011-2012 4,927 1.8
2010-2011 4,840 1.9
2009-2010 4,748 0.7
2008-2009 4,714 4.8
2007-2008 4,489 0.2
2006-2007 4,478 -2.3
2005-2006 4,583 1.3
2004-2005 4,522 1.7
2003-2004 4,447 1.3
2002-2003 4,388 2.0
2001-2002 4,301 0.4
2000-2001 4,283 0.9
1999-2000 4,244 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Asheboro City Schools (%) North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.5 4.2
Black 14.1 24.5
Hispanic 53.0 21.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 5.6 6.0
White 25.7 43.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Asheboro City Schools had 321.66 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.56.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 12.00
Kindergarten: 23.43
Elementary: 202.13
Secondary: 84.10
Total: 321.66

Asheboro City Schools employed 11.00 district administrators and 19.19 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 11.00
District Administrative Support: 21.49
School Administrators: 19.19
School Administrative Support: 20.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 44.01
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 5.67
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.64
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.91
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 5.64
Librarians/Media Specialists: 8.00
Library/Media Support: 3.88
Student Support Services: 27.86
Other Support Services: 52.89

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Asheboro City Schools operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Asheboro High1,3269-12
Balfour Elementary536PK-5
Charles W Mccrary Elementary345KG-5
Donna L Loflin Elementary296KG-5
Guy B Teachey Elementary430KG-5
Lindley Park Elementary422KG-5
North Asheboro Middle5036-8
South Asheboro Middle5056-8


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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