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Hickory, NC
Public School Ratings




Hickory Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Hickory City Schools School District details

Hickory City Schools School District
432 4th Avenue Sw
Hickory, NC 28602

3,817 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Hickory City Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to North Carolina

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.5% of all NC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 51.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
52%
47%
51%
50%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Grandview Middle School
451 Catawba Valley Boulevard S
Hickory, NC, 28602
06-08
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School
409 8th Avenue Ne
Hickory, NC, 28601
09-12
Hickory High School
1234 3rd Street Ne
Hickory, NC, 28601
09-12
Longview Elementary School
737 12th Street Sw
Hickory, NC, 28602
03-05
Northview Middle School
302 28th Avenue Ne
Hickory, NC, 28601
06-08
Oakwood Elementary School
366 4th Street Nw
Hickory, NC, 28601
PK-05
Southwest Primary School
1580 32nd Street Sw
Hickory, NC, 28602
PK-02
Viewmont Elementary School
21 16th Avenue Nw
Hickory, NC, 28601
PK-05
W M Jenkins Elementary School
3750 N Center Street
Hickory, NC, 28601
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 40.4% 45.7%
Black 22.5% 26.1%
Hispanic 31.1% 22.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.7% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.2% 68.3%
Free lunch eligible 99.2% 67.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,511 $28,669,000 61.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $768 $2,930,000 6.3%
Staff $508 $1,938,000 4.2%
General Administration $144 $550,000 1.2%
School Administration $733 $2,796,000 6.0%
Operation $916 $3,495,000 7.5%
Transportation $205 $782,000 1.7%
Other $355 $1,355,000 2.9%
Total Support $3,627 $13,846,000 29.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,096 $4,184,000 9.0%
Total Expenditures $12,234 $46,699,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,524 $11,629,189,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $717 $1,108,296,000 5.4%
Staff $421 $651,371,000 3.2%
General Administration $203 $313,159,000 1.5%
School Administration $717 $1,108,754,000 5.4%
Operation $936 $1,446,950,000 7.0%
Transportation $473 $731,502,000 3.5%
Other $410 $632,972,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,877 $5,993,004,000 29.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,961 $3,031,407,000 14.7%
Total Expenditures $13,363 $20,653,600,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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