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Catawba County Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 15,678 (2022-2023)
Schools: 28 (2022-2023)
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Catawba County Schools is a school district in North Carolina (Catawba County). During the 2023 school year, 15,678 students attended one of the district's 28 schools.

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

Elections

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Catawba County Board of Education

General election

General election for Catawba County Board of Education (3 seats)

Jeff Taylor, David W. Goforth, Clayton C. Mullis, April Underwood, and Eric M. Scott ran in the general election for Catawba County Board of Education on November 5, 2024.


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Catawba County Board of Education

General election

General election for Catawba County Board of Education (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Catawba County Board of Education on November 8, 2022.


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Catawba County Board of Education

General election

General election for Catawba County Board of Education

Incumbent Ronn Abernathy and incumbent Cathy Starnes won election in the general election for Catawba County Board of Education on November 8, 2016.

Candidate
Ronn Abernathy (Nonpartisan)
Cathy Starnes (Nonpartisan)

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Catawba County Board of Education

General election

General election for Catawba County Board of Education

Incumbent Michael David Brittain, incumbent Donald Graye Brown, II, incumbent Glenn Fulbright, and incumbent Tommy Luckadoo won election in the general election for Catawba County Board of Education on November 4, 2014.

Candidate
Michael David Brittain (Nonpartisan)
Donald Graye Brown, II (Nonpartisan)
Glenn Fulbright (Nonpartisan)
Tommy Luckadoo (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

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

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Overlapping state house districts

Catawba County Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
North Carolina House of Representatives District 89Mitchell SetzerRepublican Party 78% 82%
North Carolina House of Representatives District 96Jay AdamsRepublican Party 22% 67%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $18,842,000 $1,210 11%
Local: $44,717,000 $2,871 26%
State: $105,375,000 $6,766 62%
Total: $168,934,000 $10,846
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $167,869,000 $10,778
Total Current Expenditures: $149,578,000 $9,603
Instructional Expenditures: $95,576,000 $6,136 57%
Student and Staff Support: $14,955,000 $960 9%
Administration: $13,462,000 $864 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $25,585,000 $1,642 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $13,254,000 $850
Construction: $8,776,000 $563
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,851,000 $118
Interest on Debt: $2,662,000 $170

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 (%)
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, 2022-2023
RACE Catawba County Schools (%) North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 7.3 4.0
Black 5.4 24.8
Hispanic 18.3 20.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 7.2 5.6
White 61.7 44.0

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 2022-2023 school year, Catawba County Schools had 1,019.80 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.37.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 16.43
Kindergarten: 77.59
Elementary: 635.57
Secondary: 279.41
Total: 1,019.80

Catawba County Schools employed 20.18 district administrators and 63.15 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 20.18
District Administrative Support: 42.88
School Administrators: 63.15
School Administrative Support: 48.76
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 167.88
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 9.40
Total Guidance Counselors: 46.14
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 25.74
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 19.40
Librarians/Media Specialists: 22.99
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 130.98
Other Support Services: 276.50

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 Elementary679PK-6
Bandys High8649-12
Banoak Elementary291KG-6
Blackburn Elementary527KG-6
Bunker Hill High8289-12
Catawba Elementary School404PK-6
Catawba Rosenwald Education Center2KG-12
Challenger Early College High3529-12
Charles H Tuttle Elementary412KG-6
Claremont Elementary429PK-6
Clyde Campbell Elementary479PK-6
Fred T Foard High9569-12
Harry M Arndt Middle6317-8
Jacobs Fork Middle4407-8
Lyle Creek Elementary446PK-6
Maiden Elementary499PK-6
Maiden High8709-12
Maiden Middle School4217-8
Mill Creek Middle4127-8
Mountain View Elementary686KG-6
Oxford Elementary588PK-6
River Bend Middle4757-8
Saint Stephens Elementary698PK-6
Saint Stephens High1,2659-12
Sherrills Ford Elementary517KG-6
Snow Creek Elementary589PK-6
Startown Elementary529PK-6
Webb A Murray Elementary389PK-6

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