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Watauga County Schools, North Carolina, elections

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Watauga County Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 4,754 (2022-2023)
Schools: 11 (2022-2023)
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Watauga County Schools is a school district in North Carolina (Watauga County). During the 2023 school year, 4,754 students attended one of the district's 11 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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Watauga County Board of Education

General election

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

The following candidates ran in the general election for Watauga County Board of Education on November 5, 2024.

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Marshall Ashcraft (Nonpartisan)
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Chad Cole (Nonpartisan)
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Adam Hege (Nonpartisan)
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Alison Carroll Idol (Nonpartisan)
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Charlotte Mizelle Lloyd (Nonpartisan)
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Tom Ross (Nonpartisan)

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Watauga County Board of Education

General election

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

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

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Marshall Ashcraft (Nonpartisan)
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Gary L. Childers (Nonpartisan)
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Chad Cole (Nonpartisan)
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Jay Fenwick (Nonpartisan)
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Jennie Hanifan (Nonpartisan)
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Dustin Cole Kerley (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

Watauga County Schools 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
Gary Childers
Jay Fenwick
Adam Hege
Alison Idol
Charlotte Mizelle Lloyd

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Overlapping state house districts

Watauga County Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
North Carolina House of Representatives District 93Ray PickettRepublican Party 91% 30%
North Carolina House of Representatives District 87Destin HallRepublican Party 9% 5%

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: $7,272,000 $1,594 13%
Local: $16,361,000 $3,586 29%
State: $33,073,000 $7,248 58%
Total: $56,706,000 $12,427
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $56,621,000 $12,408
Total Current Expenditures: $51,907,000 $11,375
Instructional Expenditures: $32,961,000 $7,223 58%
Student and Staff Support: $5,083,000 $1,113 9%
Administration: $7,316,000 $1,603 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $6,547,000 $1,434 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,079,000 $674
Construction: $1,213,000 $265
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $460,000 $100
Interest on Debt: $888,000 $194

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 53 60-69 21-39 30-34 >=50 50-54 56
2018-2019 52 60-69 30-39 25-29 >=50 55-59 55
2017-2018 53 70-79 40-49 40-44 <50 50-54 53
2016-2017 57 70-79 40-59 35-39 >=50 60-64 59
2015-2016 56 80-89 40-59 35-39 PS 60-69 58
2014-2015 56 >=80 40-59 35-39 PS 50-59 58
2013-2014 53 >=80 40-59 25-29 PS 50-59 54
2012-2013 52 >=80 21-39 30-34 PS 50-54 54
2011-2012 90 >=80 >=80 75-79 PS 75-79 91
2010-2011 90 >=90 60-79 70-74 PS 90-94 91

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 59 60-69 40-49 35-39 >=50 55-59 62
2018-2019 59 50-59 50-59 35-39 >=50 65-69 62
2017-2018 60 60-69 30-39 35-39 <50 70-74 63
2016-2017 60 50-59 21-39 30-34 PS 65-69 63
2015-2016 61 70-79 21-39 30-34 PS 60-69 63
2014-2015 63 >=80 40-59 30-34 PS 60-69 65
2013-2014 59 >=80 21-39 25-29 PS 60-69 62
2012-2013 57 >=80 40-59 25-29 PS 55-59 59
2011-2012 84 >=80 60-79 55-59 PS 75-79 86
2010-2011 81 >=90 40-59 45-49 PS 75-79 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 93 PS PS 60-79 >=50 94
2018-2019 90 PS PS >=80 >=50 90
2017-2018 90 PS PS >=80 >=50 90
2016-2017 91 PS PS >=80 PS >=50 90-94
2015-2016 91 PS PS >=80 PS >=50 90-94
2014-2015 88 PS PS 60-79 >=50 88
2013-2014 87 PS PS 60-79 >=50 88
2012-2013 88 PS PS 60-79 >=50 88
2011-2012 85 PS PS 60-79 >=50 85
2010-2011 87 PS PS >=50 >=80 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 4,754 1.7
2021-2022 4,673 2.4
2020-2021 4,563 -4.2
2019-2020 4,756 1.0
2018-2019 4,708 1.6
2017-2018 4,631 2.9
2016-2017 4,495 2.1
2015-2016 4,402 -0.1
2014-2015 4,406 1.8
2013-2014 4,325 -5.2
2012-2013 4,550 -0.8
2011-2012 4,588 1.7
2010-2011 4,508 0.1
2009-2010 4,502 -2.7
2008-2009 4,622 3.3
2007-2008 4,469 11.0
2006-2007 3,979 -13.5
2005-2006 4,517 -1.9
2004-2005 4,604 -1.8
2003-2004 4,687 -1.0
2002-2003 4,734 -2.0
2001-2002 4,829 -1.3
2000-2001 4,891 0.2
1999-2000 4,881 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Watauga County Schools (%) North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.8 4.0
Black 1.2 24.8
Hispanic 9.8 20.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 7.2 5.6
White 79.6 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, Watauga County Schools had 398.85 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.92.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 26.59
Elementary: 262.46
Secondary: 103.80
Total: 398.85

Watauga County Schools employed 9.00 district administrators and 16.42 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 9.00
District Administrative Support: 13.92
School Administrators: 16.42
School Administrative Support: 24.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 76.53
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 9.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 18.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 10.66
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 50.57
Other Support Services: 69.46

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]

Watauga County Schools operates 11 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bethel Elementary134PK-8
Blowing Rock Elementary431PK-8
Cove Creek Elementary294PK-8
Green Valley Elementary309PK-8
Hardin Park Elementary851PK-8
Mabel Elementary156PK-8
Parkway Elementary647PK-8
Valle Crucis Elementary342PK-8
Watauga High1,2729-12
Watauga Innovation Academy2749-12
Watauga Virtual Academy44KG-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    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 June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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