School district · North Carolina

Bladen County Schools

Bladen County Schools in North Carolina: 12 public schools with 3,928 students and 17.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,461 per student in FY2024.

Schools
12
Students
3,928
Students per teacher
17.1
NC 15.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,461
NC $13K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
230
Counselors (FTE)
10.5
Students per counselor
375
NC 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): —

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on North Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

North Carolina: 53%

36%proficient

+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 87% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 49% · 115 school districts compared

1,540 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

Math

North Carolina: 57%

36%proficient

−0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 91% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 54% · 115 school districts compared

1,540 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.1K15
$9.2K16
$9.6K17
$10.3K18
$10.8K19
$11.3K20
$12.7K21
$13.8K22
$16.3K23
$16.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
24% · $19.4M
State
64% · $52.4M
Local
13% · $10.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,231
Support services
$6,112
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$18.4M
Long-term debt
$4.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 3High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–516619.332%48%
Pre-K–444816.439%45%
Pre-K–523413.639%48%
K–5688.725%28%
Pre-K–448313.431%39%
Pre-K–844917.432%39%
5–825418.639%23%
5–814712.246%48%
5–830515.132%25%
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1489 US Hwy 701 South, Elizabethtown, NC 28337
Phone
(910)862-4136
Website