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Mooresville Graded School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 5,845 (2023-2024)
Schools: 9 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Mooresville Graded School District is a school district in North Carolina (Iredell County). During the 2024 school year, 5,845 students attended one of the district's nine schools.

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

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Elections

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Mooresville Graded School District school board At-large

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Mooresville Graded School District school board At-large (2 seats)

Rakeem J. Brawley and Greg Whitfield are running in the general election for Mooresville Graded School District school board At-large on November 4, 2025.

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Rakeem J. Brawley (Nonpartisan)
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Greg Whitfield (Nonpartisan)

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Mooresville Graded School District school board At-large

General election

General election for Mooresville Graded School District school board At-large (3 seats)

Incumbent Debbie Marsh, incumbent Kerry Pennell, and incumbent Roger Hyatt defeated Scarlett Overbay-Inman in the general election for Mooresville Graded School District school board At-large on November 5, 2019.

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Debbie Marsh (Nonpartisan)
 
30.2
 
2,104
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Kerry Pennell (Nonpartisan)
 
25.6
 
1,786
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Roger Hyatt (Nonpartisan)
 
24.6
 
1,719
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Scarlett Overbay-Inman (Nonpartisan)
 
19.0
 
1,328
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
41

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Total votes: 6,978
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About the district

School board

The Mooresville Graded School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Monica Bender
Rakeem Brawley
Deborah Marsh
Kerry Pennell
Gregory Whitfield

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Overlapping state house districts

Mooresville Graded School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
North Carolina House of Representatives District 95Todd CarverRepublican Party 90% 33%
North Carolina House of Representatives District 84Jeffrey McNeelyRepublican Party 10% 1%

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: $12,700,000 $2,123 15%
Local: $28,976,000 $4,844 35%
State: $40,558,000 $6,780 49%
Total: $82,234,000 $13,747
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $97,640,000 $16,322
Total Current Expenditures: $66,740,000 $11,156
Instructional Expenditures: $42,505,000 $7,105 44%
Student and Staff Support: $5,590,000 $934 6%
Administration: $7,749,000 $1,295 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $10,896,000 $1,821 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $29,205,000 $4,882
Construction: $26,827,000 $4,484
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $828,000 $138
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 (%)
2020-2021 51 70-79 23 41 21-39 45-49 61
2018-2019 54 75-79 30 43 <50 45-49 64
2017-2018 52 70-74 28 45 PS 50-54 58
2016-2017 61 85-89 34 51 <50 55-59 68
2015-2016 61 90-94 37 53 <50 55-59 68
2014-2015 59 80-84 33 44 <50 50-54 66
2013-2014 60 80-84 36 45-49 PS 50-54 66
2012-2013 58 >=90 30 45-49 PS 50-54 64
2011-2012 92 >=90 83 85-89 PS 90-94 95
2010-2011 90 >=90 80 85-89 PS 80-84 92

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 55 65-69 31 43 <50 55-59 64
2018-2019 55 65-69 30 42 <50 50-54 64
2017-2018 57 65-69 33 48 PS 50-54 64
2016-2017 57 75-79 31 44 <50 45-49 65
2015-2016 57 80-84 31 44 >=50 50-54 65
2014-2015 58 75-79 33 40 >=50 50-54 65
2013-2014 57 70-74 33 40-44 PS 50-54 64
2012-2013 55 70-79 27 35-39 PS 45-49 62
2011-2012 84 80-89 66 75-79 PS 80-84 88
2010-2011 78 70-79 57 65-69 PS 70-74 84

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 96 >=50 >=95 >=90 >=80 96
2018-2019 94 >=50 >=95 80-89 >=80 96
2017-2018 91 PS 90-94 80-89 >=80 92
2016-2017 93 >=50 90-94 >=90 PS >=50 94
2015-2016 90 >=50 80-89 80-89 >=50 93
2014-2015 90 >=50 85-89 70-79 >=50 91
2013-2014 90 >=50 80-84 >=80 PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 93 >=50 >=90 >=50 PS >=50 90-94
2011-2012 90 PS >=95 >=80 PS 90-94
2010-2011 91 PS 85-89 >=80 PS PS 92

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 5,845 -2.2
2022-2023 5,971 -0.2
2021-2022 5,982 -0.2
2020-2021 5,993 -1.5
2019-2020 6,080 0.3
2018-2019 6,059 0.0
2017-2018 6,061 -0.7
2016-2017 6,101 -0.5
2015-2016 6,130 1.2
2014-2015 6,054 3.2
2013-2014 5,863 -0.2
2012-2013 5,873 4.0
2011-2012 5,639 1.7
2010-2011 5,543 0.1
2009-2010 5,540 1.2
2008-2009 5,473 1.9
2007-2008 5,370 2.2
2006-2007 5,252 9.1
2005-2006 4,775 6.8
2004-2005 4,452 3.8
2003-2004 4,283 1.8
2002-2003 4,208 1.1
2001-2002 4,160 3.5
2000-2001 4,013 3.8
1999-2000 3,862 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Mooresville Graded School District (%) North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.8 4.2
Black 19.1 24.5
Hispanic 14.2 21.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 7.8 6.0
White 56.8 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, Mooresville Graded School District had 384.10 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.22.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 8.00
Kindergarten: 25.86
Elementary: 225.58
Secondary: 123.89
Total: 384.10

Mooresville Graded School District employed 10.72 district administrators and 24.41 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 10.72
District Administrative Support: 15.83
School Administrators: 24.41
School Administrative Support: 30.79
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 95.01
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 5.76
Total Guidance Counselors: 17.48
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 11.78
Librarians/Media Specialists: 9.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 50.02
Other Support Services: 119.35

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]

The Mooresville Graded School District operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
East Mooresville Intermediate6003-5
Mooresville High School1,9729-12
Mooresville Intermediate6603-5
Mooresville Middle6406-8
Nf Woods Campus09-12
Park View Elementary428KG-2
Rocky River Elementary447PK-2
Selma Burke Middle6426-8
South Elementary456PK-2

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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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