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Catawba County Schools, North Carolina

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Catawba County Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 15,880 (2023-2024)
Schools: 28 (2023-2024)
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Catawba County Schools is a school district in North Carolina (Catawba County). During the 2024 school year, 15,880 students attended one of the district's 28 schools.

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

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School board

Catawba County Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Tim Settlemyre2022
David Goforth20242028
Clayton Mullis20242028
April Underwood20242028
Don Sigmon20222026
Michelle Teague20222026
Leslie Barnette20182026

Elections

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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: $44,165,000 $2,850 22%
Local: $44,282,000 $2,858 22%
State: $110,079,000 $7,105 55%
Total: $198,526,000 $12,813
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $193,814,000 $12,508
Total Current Expenditures: $178,447,000 $11,517
Instructional Expenditures: $111,728,000 $7,211 58%
Student and Staff Support: $21,696,000 $1,400 11%
Administration: $14,584,000 $941 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $30,439,000 $1,964 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $10,063,000 $649
Construction: $7,860,000 $507
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,017,000 $130
Interest on Debt: $2,281,000 $147


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 (%)
2020-2021 54 56 31 45 <50 48 59
2018-2019 45 47 24 34 PS 39 50
2017-2018 46 45 25 36 PS 38 50
2016-2017 48 46 27 35 PS 38 54
2015-2016 49 52 23 35 >=50 38 54
2014-2015 48 47 25 33 >=50 40 53
2013-2014 45 45 21 30 <50 36 51
2012-2013 41 41 18 28 21-39 34 46
2011-2012 87 88 68 79 60-79 81 89
2010-2011 87 89 68 80 >=80 83 89

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 (%)
2020-2021 51 46 29 40 >=50 46 57
2018-2019 48 41 27 34 PS 39 54
2017-2018 50 45 30 35 PS 47 56
2016-2017 45 37 27 30 PS 37 52
2015-2016 47 39 27 29 >=50 43 53
2014-2015 48 40 30 30 >=50 41 54
2013-2014 47 34 25 29 >=50 44 54
2012-2013 45 31 26 26 40-59 45 51
2011-2012 76 66 57 60 >=80 76 81
2010-2011 73 60 55 58 >=80 72 78

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 (%)
2019-2020 89 >=95 90-94 85-89 PS 85-89 89
2018-2019 89 >=95 80-84 85-89 PS 70-79 90
2017-2018 92 >=95 90-94 85-89 PS 90-94 92
2016-2017 91 >=95 >=95 85-89 PS 80-89 91
2015-2016 90 90-94 85-89 85-89 PS 85-89 90
2014-2015 90 >=95 90-94 80-84 >=50 >=90 90
2013-2014 91 >=95 85-89 85-89 PS >=90 91
2012-2013 91 >=95 90-94 80-84 PS 80-84 92
2011-2012 89 90-94 90-94 80-84 PS >=90 90
2010-2011 86 90-94 80-84 75-79 PS 80-89 87


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 15,880 1.3
2022-2023 15,678 1.2
2021-2022 15,494 -0.5
2020-2021 15,575 -2.4
2019-2020 15,942 -0.7
2018-2019 16,054 -2.0
2017-2018 16,375 -1.0
2016-2017 16,544 -0.6
2015-2016 16,641 -1.4
2014-2015 16,879 0.0
2013-2014 16,876 -2.3
2012-2013 17,256 -0.6
2011-2012 17,364 0.0
2010-2011 17,370 0.2
2009-2010 17,338 -2.6
2008-2009 17,793 1.0
2007-2008 17,610 0.2
2006-2007 17,577 2.1
2005-2006 17,209 0.9
2004-2005 17,061 2.5
2003-2004 16,635 0.1
2002-2003 16,620 1.5
2001-2002 16,379 0.8
2000-2001 16,250 2.3
1999-2000 15,874 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Catawba County Schools (%) North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 7.5 4.2
Black 5.8 24.5
Hispanic 18.9 21.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 7.7 6.0
White 60.0 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, Catawba County Schools had 1,020.32 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.56.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 18.87
Kindergarten: 77.67
Elementary: 632.50
Secondary: 280.62
Total: 1,020.32

Catawba County Schools employed 20.18 district administrators and 61.88 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 20.18
District Administrative Support: 44.30
School Administrators: 61.88
School Administrative Support: 58.62
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 171.38
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 12.12
Total Guidance Counselors: 45.04
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 23.54
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 20.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 22.97
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 146.11
Other Support Services: 279.50


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]

Catawba County Schools operates 28 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Balls Creek Elementary698PK-6
Bandys High9239-12
Banoak Elementary271KG-6
Blackburn Elementary488KG-6
Bunker Hill High8839-12
Catawba Elementary School421PK-6
Catawba Rosenwald Education Center0KG-12
Challenger Early College High3629-12
Charles H Tuttle Elementary384KG-6
Claremont Elementary440PK-6
Clyde Campbell Elementary501PK-6
Fred T Foard High9569-12
Harry M Arndt Middle6287-8
Jacobs Fork Middle4437-8
Lyle Creek Elementary444PK-6
Maiden Elementary538PK-6
Maiden High8799-12
Maiden Middle School4057-8
Mill Creek Middle4217-8
Mountain View Elementary713KG-6
Oxford Elementary547PK-6
River Bend Middle4427-8
Saint Stephens Elementary730KG-6
Saint Stephens High1,2989-12
Sherrills Ford Elementary578KG-6
Snow Creek Elementary569PK-6
Startown Elementary534PK-6
Webb A Murray Elementary384PK-6

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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 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    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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