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Orange County Schools, North Carolina

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Orange County Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 7,067 (2023-2024)
Schools: 13 (2023-2024)
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Orange County Schools is a school district in North Carolina (Orange County). During the 2024 school year, 7,067 students attended one of the district's 13 schools.

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

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School board

Orange 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
Will Atherton
Carrie Doyle
Bonnie Hauser
Wendy Padilla
Anne Purcell
André Richmond
Sarah Smylie

Elections

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School board meetings

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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: $15,608,000 $2,168 14%
Local: $42,144,000 $5,853 38%
State: $53,235,000 $7,394 48%
Total: $110,987,000 $15,415
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $112,015,000 $15,557
Total Current Expenditures: $101,410,000 $14,084
Instructional Expenditures: $62,040,000 $8,616 55%
Student and Staff Support: $12,192,000 $1,693 11%
Administration: $11,423,000 $1,586 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $15,755,000 $2,188 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,927,000 $545
Construction: $3,346,000 $464
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,007,000 $139
Interest on Debt: $5,062,000 $703


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 35 50-59 17 19 >=50 25-29 50
2018-2019 43 50-59 20 30 <50 35-39 55
2017-2018 44 50-59 24 35 <50 45-49 53
2016-2017 53 60-69 27 36 >=50 55-59 66
2015-2016 52 70-79 28 39 >=50 55-59 63
2014-2015 49 60-69 24 34 >=50 50-54 60
2013-2014 45 60-79 20 30 >=50 40-44 55
2012-2013 46 40-59 20 32 60-79 40-44 56
2011-2012 85 >=80 70 77 >=80 75-79 90
2010-2011 85 >=80 71 77 >=50 80-84 90

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 44 50-59 27 21 >=50 45-49 60
2018-2019 46 60-69 27 25 >=50 45-49 62
2017-2018 49 60-69 26 28 >=50 50-54 64
2016-2017 49 50-59 24 27 <50 50-54 64
2015-2016 49 50-59 28 28 >=50 45-49 62
2014-2015 52 60-69 27 30 >=50 50-54 65
2013-2014 51 60-79 26 29 >=50 45-49 63
2012-2013 52 60-79 30 31 60-79 45-49 63
2011-2012 77 >=80 58 59 >=80 70-74 86
2010-2011 74 >=80 52 55 >=50 70-74 83

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 91 >=50 90-94 90-94 PS >=80 91
2018-2019 89 >=50 85-89 80-84 60-79 92
2017-2018 86 >=50 80-84 80-84 PS 60-79 88
2016-2017 89 >=50 85-89 85-89 PS >=80 90
2015-2016 89 PS 90-94 80-84 PS >=80 90
2014-2015 88 90-94 70-79 PS >=80 88
2013-2014 86 PS 80-84 70-79 60-79 90
2012-2013 83 PS 80-84 80-89 PS >=50 83
2011-2012 85 PS 80-84 70-79 PS >=50 87
2010-2011 83 PS 80-84 60-69 PS >=50 85


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 7,067 -2.0
2022-2023 7,208 0.1
2021-2022 7,200 1.8
2020-2021 7,074 -5.4
2019-2020 7,456 0.4
2018-2019 7,429 0.7
2017-2018 7,377 -2.4
2016-2017 7,557 -0.9
2015-2016 7,627 0.8
2014-2015 7,565 -0.2
2013-2014 7,578 0.2
2012-2013 7,566 0.1
2011-2012 7,556 4.9
2010-2011 7,182 -0.1
2009-2010 7,192 0.6
2008-2009 7,150 1.8
2007-2008 7,020 1.6
2006-2007 6,907 1.7
2005-2006 6,793 0.7
2004-2005 6,743 2.8
2003-2004 6,557 3.0
2002-2003 6,360 2.7
2001-2002 6,187 -0.8
2000-2001 6,235 0.3
1999-2000 6,218 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Orange County Schools (%) North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.9 4.2
Black 14.3 24.5
Hispanic 27.8 21.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 7.5 6.0
White 48.3 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, Orange County Schools had 506.88 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.94.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 7.00
Kindergarten: 30.24
Elementary: 307.55
Secondary: 161.09
Total: 506.88

Orange County Schools employed 16.00 district administrators and 31.33 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 16.00
District Administrative Support: 33.32
School Administrators: 31.33
School Administrative Support: 41.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 118.94
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 8.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 25.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 14.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 12.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 110.68
Other Support Services: 162.22


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]

Orange County Schools operates 13 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
A L Stanback Middle6256-8
Cedar Ridge High1,1189-12
Central Elementary287PK-5
Efland Cheeks Elementary550PK-5
Grady Brown Elementary401PK-5
Gravelly Hill Middle4156-8
Hillsborough Elementary434PK-5
New Hope Elementary538PK-5
Orange High1,2209-12
Orange Middle5296-8
Partnership Academy439-12
Pathways Elementary352PK-5
River Park Elementary555PK-5

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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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