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North Wilkesboro, NC
Public School Ratings




North Wilkesboro 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

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Wilkes County Schools School District details

Wilkes County Schools School District
613 Cherry St
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659

8,625 Students enrolled in District

22 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Wilkes County Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to North Carolina

7

(10 is best)

Better than 65.3% of all NC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.2% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
52%
54%
51%
58%
52%
56%
52%
54%
51%
58%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School
556 Boomer Ferguson Sch Rd
Boomer, NC, 28606
PK-05
C B Eller Elementary School
1288 Cb Eller School Rd
Elkin, NC, 28621
PK-05
C Wright Elementary School
200 Cc Wright School Rd
North Wilkesboro, NC, 28659
PK-05
Central Wilkes Middle School
3541 South Nc Hwy 16
Moravian Falls, NC, 28654
06-08
East Wilkes High School
13315 Elkin Hwy 268
Ronda, NC, 28670
09-12
East Wilkes Middle School
2202 Macedonia Church Road
Ronda, NC, 28670
06-08
Millers Creek Elementary School
4320 North Nc Hwy 16
Millers Creek, NC, 28651
PK-05
Moravian Falls Elementary School
2001 Moravian Falls Rd
Moravian Falls, NC, 28654
PK-05
Mount Pleasant Elementary School
532 Champion Mt Pleasant Rd
Ferguson, NC, 28624
PK-05
Mountain View Elementary School
5464 Mountain View Rd
Hays, NC, 28635
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 77.4% 45.7%
Black 3.3% 26.1%
Hispanic 18.6% 22.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.1% 68.3%
Free lunch eligible 99.1% 67.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,498 $64,674,000 60.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $933 $8,050,000 7.5%
Staff $477 $4,110,000 3.8%
General Administration $97 $834,000 0.8%
School Administration $713 $6,151,000 5.7%
Operation $841 $7,254,000 6.7%
Transportation $457 $3,944,000 3.7%
Other $396 $3,415,000 3.2%
Total Support $3,914 $33,758,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,095 $9,447,000 8.8%
Total Expenditures $12,508 $107,879,000 100.0%
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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