School district · North Carolina

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools in North Carolina: 20 public schools with 11,353 students and 12.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,880 per student in FY2024.

Schools
20
Students
11,353
Students per teacher
12.7
NC 15.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,880
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)
895
Counselors (FTE)
38.9
Students per counselor
292
NC 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
11.4
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%

69%proficient

+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 99% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 49% · 115 school districts compared

5,043 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

Math

North Carolina: 57%

72%proficient

+2.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 98% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 54% · 115 school districts compared

5,038 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
$11.4K15
$11.8K16
$12.1K17
$12.3K18
$13.0K19
$13.1K20
$14.2K21
$16.5K22
$17.0K23
$17.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.4% · $14.6M
State
42% · $83.8M
Local
50% · $100M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,354
Support services
$6,156
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$17M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 11Middle schools: 4High schools: 4Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–551512.969%74%
Pre-K–541012.665%75%
Pre-K–533610.975%80%
Pre-K–553613.366%68%
K–539012.081%84%
Pre-K–549712.965%75%
Pre-K–538312.279%87%
Pre-K–541212.953%56%
Pre-K–545512.954%70%
Pre-K–541012.165%70%
Pre-K–541612.476%76%
6–863212.160%63%
6–865911.672%71%
6–860011.569%72%
6–876313.775%74%
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Pre-K–120———

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
750 S Merritt Mill Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Phone
(919)967-8211
Website