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Lee County Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 9,051 (2023-2024)
Schools: 16 (2023-2024)
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Lee County Schools is a school district in North Carolina (Lee County). During the 2024 school year, 9,051 students attended one of the district's 16 schools.

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

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Lee County Schools school board At-large

General election

General election for Lee County Schools school board At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Lee County Schools school board At-large on November 5, 2024.

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C.R. Eddings (D)
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Patrick Kelly (D)
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James Laudate (D)
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Shonda Williams Ray (D)
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Megan Garner (R)
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Carla Hooker (R)
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Cynthia Ortiz (R)
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Sherry Lynn Womack (R)

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Lee County Schools school board At-large

General election

General election for Lee County Schools school board At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Lee County Schools school board At-large on November 8, 2022.

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Walter Ferguson Jr. (D)
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Christine B. Hilliard (D)
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Pat McCracken (D)
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Eric N. Davidson (R)
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Chris Gaster (R)
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Alan Rummel (R)

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Lee County Schools school board At-large

General election

General election for Lee County Schools school board At-large

Incumbent Patrick Kelly and incumbent Lynn Smith won election in the general election for Lee County Schools school board At-large on November 8, 2016.

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Lee County Schools school board At-large

General election

General election for Lee County Schools school board At-large

Incumbent Mark Akinosho, incumbent Ophelia Livingston, and incumbent Sandra Bowen won election in the general election for Lee County Schools school board At-large on November 4, 2014.

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About the district

School board

Lee 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
Eric Davidson
Megan Garner
Chris Gaster
Carla Hooker
Cynthia Ortiz
Alan Rummel
Sherry Womack2016

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Overlapping state house districts

Lee County Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
North Carolina House of Representatives District 51John SaulsRepublican Party 100% 53%

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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $33,438,000 $3,618 23%
Local: $24,000,000 $2,597 17%
State: $85,837,000 $9,289 60%
Total: $143,275,000 $15,504
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $116,409,000 $12,597
Total Current Expenditures: $113,199,000 $12,249
Instructional Expenditures: $74,596,000 $8,072 64%
Student and Staff Support: $10,406,000 $1,126 9%
Administration: $11,086,000 $1,199 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $17,111,000 $1,851 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,362,000 $147
Construction: $21,000 $2
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $200,000 $21
Interest on Debt: $1,407,000 $152

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 31 60-69 16 25 21-39 30-34 45
2018-2019 37 70-79 22 35 30-39 30-34 48
2017-2018 39 50-59 25 37 30-39 35-39 49
2016-2017 43 70-79 26 40 50-59 40-44 54
2015-2016 44 70-79 27 40 50-59 40-44 56
2014-2015 39 60-69 23 35 40-49 40-44 50
2013-2014 39 60-69 23 36 40-49 40-44 49
2012-2013 40 70-79 23 36 40-49 40-44 51
2011-2012 82 >=90 69 80 80-89 75-79 89
2010-2011 84 >=90 74 82 70-79 80-84 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 39 60-69 23 32 40-59 45-49 55
2018-2019 39 50-59 24 34 40-49 45-49 53
2017-2018 42 50-59 27 34 40-49 45-49 56
2016-2017 41 60-69 27 32 50-59 45-49 57
2015-2016 40 60-69 25 32 50-59 40-44 54
2014-2015 38 50-59 25 29 30-39 40-44 52
2013-2014 38 60-69 23 29 40-49 35-39 53
2012-2013 41 60-69 26 31 50-59 40-44 54
2011-2012 69 70-79 58 61 60-69 70-74 81
2010-2011 67 >=90 54 58 60-69 70-74 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 87 PS 85-89 80-84 >=50 >=80 90
2018-2019 88 >=50 90-94 85-89 PS 60-79 85-89
2017-2018 89 PS 90-94 85-89 PS >=80 90
2016-2017 90 >=50 85-89 85-89 PS >=80 91
2015-2016 89 >=50 90-94 85-89 >=50 >=80 88
2014-2015 89 PS 85-89 90-94 >=50 >=80 89
2013-2014 88 PS 85-89 85-89 PS >=50 88
2012-2013 86 PS 80-84 85-89 PS >=80 89
2011-2012 84 PS 80-84 80-84 PS 60-79 87
2010-2011 80 PS 80-84 75-79 >=50 >=50 82

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 9,051 -1.0
2022-2023 9,143 -1.1
2021-2022 9,241 -2.6
2020-2021 9,482 -6.7
2019-2020 10,119 0.6
2018-2019 10,061 -1.1
2017-2018 10,168 -0.4
2016-2017 10,210 -0.2
2015-2016 10,231 -0.2
2014-2015 10,253 3.0
2013-2014 9,942 -0.5
2012-2013 9,994 0.6
2011-2012 9,931 1.0
2010-2011 9,834 -0.4
2009-2010 9,871 0.0
2008-2009 9,873 2.5
2007-2008 9,628 1.0
2006-2007 9,527 1.4
2005-2006 9,393 1.6
2004-2005 9,242 1.1
2003-2004 9,139 0.9
2002-2003 9,058 0.5
2001-2002 9,010 1.3
2000-2001 8,896 1.8
1999-2000 8,740 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Lee County Schools (%) North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 4.2
Black 19.6 24.5
Hispanic 42.8 21.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 5.0 6.0
White 31.7 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, Lee County Schools had 647.83 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.97.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 15.00
Kindergarten: 46.61
Elementary: 391.55
Secondary: 192.53
Total: 647.83

Lee County Schools employed 11.00 district administrators and 41.39 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: 32.20
School Administrators: 41.39
School Administrative Support: 61.05
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 116.31
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 8.98
Total Guidance Counselors: 27.68
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 8.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 18.68
Librarians/Media Specialists: 9.00
Library/Media Support: 2.91
Student Support Services: 76.40
Other Support Services: 139.45

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]

Lee County Schools operates 16 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bragg Street Academy546-12
Broadway Elementary482PK-5
Bt Bullock Elementary487KG-5
Deep River Elementary535KG-5
East Lee Middle4776-8
Floyd L Knight Children Center115PK-12
Greenwood Elementary556KG-5
J Glenn Edwards Elementary519KG-5
J R Ingram Jr Elementary400KG-5
Lee County High1,4699-12
Lee Early College263
Sanlee Middle School7916-8
Southern Lee High School1,1859-12
Tramway Elementary559KG-5
Wb Wicker Elementary576KG-5
West Lee Middle5836-8

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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 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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