School district · North Carolina

Chatham County Schools

Chatham County Schools in North Carolina: 21 public schools with 8,987 students and 13.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,189 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 21
Students: 8,987
Students per teacher: 13.9; NC 15.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $14,189; 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): 647
Counselors (FTE): 28.0
Students per counselor: 321; NC 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 6.0; 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%

59%proficient

+3.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 88% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 49% · 115 school districts compared

3,909 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

Math

North Carolina: 57%

64%proficient

+4.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 86% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 54% · 115 school districts compared

3,911 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

$9.4K15

$9.7K16

$10.0K17

$10.2K18

$10.9K19

$10.7K20

$11.5K21

$13.5K22

$14.1K23

$14.2K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 8.3% · $11.4M
State: 54% · $74M
Local: 38% · $51.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,003
Support services: $4,564
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $4.6M
Long-term debt: $128.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 11Middle schools: 3High schools: 7

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Bennett School	Pre-K–8	187	11.5	71%	75%	Bennett
Bonlee School	K–8	290	13.9	44%	54%	Bear Creek
Chatham Grove Elementary	Pre-K–5	683	16.2	77%	78%	Pittsboro
J S Waters School	K–8	222	12.5	54%	60%	Goldston
Moncure School	K–8	176	13.0	54%	53%	Moncure
North Chatham Elementary	Pre-K–5	588	12.8	70%	76%	Chapel Hill
Perry W Harrison Elementary	Pre-K–5	262	12.8	72%	79%	Pittsboro
Pittsboro Elementary	Pre-K–4	503	13.3	62%	71%	Pittsboro
Siler City Elementary	Pre-K–5	591	12.3	36%	52%	Siler City
Silk Hope School	Pre-K–8	281	13.2	56%	67%	Siler City
Virginia Cross Elementary	Pre-K–5	494	12.0	32%	52%	Siler City
Chatham Middle	6–8	513	13.8	38%	40%	Siler City
George M. Horton Middle	5–8	414	15.4	69%	67%	Pittsboro
Margaret B. Pollard Middle	6–8	736	16.7	74%	73%	Chapel Hill
Chatham Central High	9–12	320	10.4	—	—	Bear Creek
Chatham County Schools Virtual AcademyFully virtual	9–12	9	—	—	—	Siler City
Chatham Early College	9–13	113	20.5	—	—	Siler City
Jordan-Matthews High	9–12	848	14.4	—	—	Siler City
Northwood High	9–12	634	12.9	—	—	Pittsboro
ONE AcademyAlternative	6–12	35	7.0	55%	27%	Siler City
Seaforth High	9–12	1,088	19.1	—	—	Pittsboro

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.

Sources

Address: 468 Renaissance Drive, Pittsboro, NC 27312
Phone: (919)542-3626

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.