School district · North Carolina

Gates County Schools

Gates County Schools in North Carolina: 5 public schools with 1,410 students and 16.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,769 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
1,410
Students per teacher
16.0
NC 15.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,769
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)
88.0
Counselors (FTE)
5.0
Students per counselor
282
NC 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): —

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
$10.9K15
$10.8K16
$11.3K17
$11.0K18
$11.5K19
$12.0K20
$13.5K21
$16.4K22
$15.7K23
$15.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
12% · $2.9M
State
70% · $17.1M
Local
18% · $4.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,810
Support services
$6,204
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$531K
Long-term debt
$6.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
K–522015.2
Pre-K–525216.6
K–517014.0
6–833614.6
9–1243218.6

Sources

Address
205 Main Street, Gatesville, NC 27938
Phone
(252)357-1113
Website