School district · North Carolina

Guilford County Schools

Guilford County Schools in North Carolina: 120 public schools with 67,620 students and 15.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,307 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 120
Students: 67,620
Students per teacher: 15.1; NC 15.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $14,307; 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): 4,480
Counselors (FTE): 218
Students per counselor: 310; NC 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 54.1; 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%

49%proficient

+2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 51% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 49% · 115 school districts compared

29,059 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

Math

North Carolina: 57%

52%proficient

+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 57% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 54% · 115 school districts compared

29,035 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

$9.3K15

$9.2K16

$9.7K17

$9.6K18

$10.1K19

$10.3K20

$11.3K21

$13.0K22

$12.9K23

$14.3K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 22% · $233.4M
State: 49% · $523.7M
Local: 29% · $310.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,601
Support services: $4,946
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $254.8M
Long-term debt: $422.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 66Middle schools: 20High schools: 30Other schools: 4

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Alamance Elementary	Pre-K–5	499	14.5	64%	74%	Greensboro
Allen Jay Elementary	Pre-K–5	467	12.1	40%	54%	High Point
Bessemer Elementary	Pre-K–5	509	16.5	29%	28%	Greensboro
Bluford Elementary	K–5	266	12.4	39%	50%	Greensboro
Brightwood Elementary	Pre-K–5	488	14.5	41%	41%	Greensboro
Brooks Global Elementary	K–5	314	14.2	71%	69%	Greensboro
Ceasar Cone Elementary	Pre-K–5	412	14.1	42%	44%	Greensboro
Clara J Peck Elementary	Pre-K–5	638	15.0	33%	40%	Greensboro
Claxton Elementary	Pre-K–5	579	15.3	61%	57%	Greensboro
Colfax Elementary	Pre-K–5	587	16.0	65%	74%	Colfax
Cyrus P Frazier Elementary	Pre-K–5	327	14.7	37%	45%	Greensboro
David D Jones Elementary	Pre-K–5	660	13.1	53%	47%	Greensboro
EP Pearce Elementary	K–5	653	15.8	78%	85%	Greensboro
Edwin A Alderman Elementary	Pre-K–5	392	14.2	47%	61%	Greensboro
Erwin Montessori	Pre-K–5	221	13.6	49%	54%	Greensboro
Fairview Elementary	Pre-K–5	442	15.0	31%	48%	High Point
Florence Elementary	Pre-K–5	628	14.6	64%	77%	High Point
General Greene Elementary	K–5	423	14.1	67%	75%	Greensboro
George C Simkins Jr Elementary	Pre-K–5	588	17.7	30%	38%	Greensboro
Gibsonville Elementary	Pre-K–5	595	14.4	47%	49%	Gibsonville
Gillespie Park Elementary	Pre-K–5	215	14.8	32%	28%	Greensboro
Guilford Elementary	Pre-K–5	623	15.3	33%	37%	Greensboro
Guilford eLearning University PrepFully virtual	K–8	284	8.9	47%	36%	Greensboro
Herbin Metz Education CenterSpecial education	K–8	68	4.3	—	—	Greensboro
Hunter Elementary	Pre-K–5	505	11.8	30%	41%	Greensboro
Irving Park Elementary	Pre-K–5	541	14.7	44%	55%	Greensboro
James Y Joyner Elementary	Pre-K–5	274	13.7	48%	57%	Greensboro
Jamestown Elementary	Pre-K–5	453	15.8	50%	59%	Jamestown
Jefferson Elementary	Pre-K–5	698	14.4	52%	62%	Greensboro
Jesse Wharton Elem	K–5	521	14.2	67%	78%	Greensboro
John Van Lindley Elementary	Pre-K–5	521	14.4	59%	71%	Greensboro
Johnson Street Global Studies	K–8	389	11.9	42%	53%	High Point
Julius I Foust Elementary	Pre-K–5	661	15.7	32%	41%	Greensboro
Kirkman Park Elementary	Pre-K–5	236	10.4	51%	45%	High Point
Madison Elementary	K–5	204	13.7	39%	36%	McLeansville
McLeansville Elementary	Pre-K–5	332	13.5	32%	40%	McLeansville
Millis Road Elementary	Pre-K–5	444	15.5	55%	59%	Jamestown
Monticello-Brown Summit Elem	Pre-K–5	291	13.4	53%	62%	Browns Summit
Montlieu Academy of Technology	Pre-K–5	499	16.5	47%	48%	High Point
Morehead Elementary	K–5	509	13.6	50%	57%	Greensboro
Nathanael Greene Elementary	K–5	263	13.8	49%	50%	Liberty
Northern Guilford Elementary	K–5	622	15.7	78%	87%	Greensboro
Northwood Elementary	Pre-K–5	502	15.7	42%	46%	High Point
Oak Hill Elementary	Pre-K–5	411	14.6	32%	32%	High Point
Oak Ridge Elementary	Pre-K–5	712	15.7	82%	92%	Oak Ridge
Oak View Elementary	Pre-K–5	491	16.0	28%	35%	High Point
Parkview Village Elementary	Pre-K–5	297	12.8	29%	36%	High Point
Pilot Elementary	Pre-K–5	556	15.2	45%	50%	Greensboro
Pleasant Garden Elementary	Pre-K–5	453	15.3	57%	75%	Pleasant Garden
Rankin Elementary	Pre-K–5	673	13.9	30%	40%	Greensboro
Reedy Fork Elementary	Pre-K–5	538	15.2	46%	59%	Greensboro
Ronald E. McNair Elementary	Pre-K–5	447	15.0	39%	38%	Browns Summit
Sedalia Elementary	Pre-K–5	535	14.7	48%	58%	Sedalia
Sedgefield Elementary	Pre-K–5	489	15.8	33%	48%	Greensboro
Shadybrook Elementary	Pre-K–5	319	13.2	54%	70%	High Point
Southern Elementary	Pre-K–5	215	13.2	56%	57%	Greensboro
Southwest Elementary	K–5	808	16.8	78%	85%	High Point
Sternberger Elementary	K–5	469	16.1	83%	89%	Greensboro
Stokesdale Elementary	Pre-K–5	473	15.5	62%	69%	Stokesdale
Summerfield Elementary	K–5	584	16.0	77%	84%	Summerfield
Sumner Elementary	K–5	549	19.1	42%	51%	Greensboro
Triangle Lake Montessori Elem	Pre-K–5	390	13.9	43%	62%	High Point
Union Hill Elementary	Pre-K–5	495	15.2	37%	53%	High Point
Vandalia Elementary	Pre-K–5	257	15.3	43%	51%	Greensboro
Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary	Pre-K–5	530	14.0	23%	31%	Greensboro
Washington Elementary	K–5	214	14.7	26%	42%	Greensboro
Allen Jay Middle - A Preparatory Academy	5–8	392	16.3	47%	45%	High Point
Allen Middle	6–8	617	14.3	37%	33%	Greensboro
Brown Summit Middle	6–8	242	17.3	98%	98%	Browns Summit
Eastern Guilford Middle	6–8	901	15.8	37%	35%	Gibsonville
Ferndale Middle	6–8	486	15.3	34%	34%	High Point
Jackson Middle	6–8	458	16.1	28%	26%	Greensboro
Jamestown Middle	6–8	949	16.8	52%	47%	Jamestown
Kernodle Middle	6–8	707	16.9	61%	64%	Greensboro
Kiser Middle	6–8	1,074	17.2	55%	53%	Greensboro
Lincoln Academy	4–8	696	17.5	70%	67%	Greensboro
Mendenhall Middle	6–8	905	16.0	39%	37%	Greensboro
Northeast Guilford Middle	6–8	675	15.0	36%	32%	McLeansville
Northern Guilford Middle	6–8	780	17.3	68%	72%	Greensboro
Northwest Guilford Middle	6–8	915	17.8	78%	78%	Greensboro
Otis L Hairston Sr Middle	6–8	658	16.7	29%	33%	Greensboro
Southeast Guilford Middle	6–8	826	16.9	49%	49%	Greensboro
Southern Guilford Middle	6–8	620	17.0	36%	40%	Greensboro
Southwest Guilford Middle	6–8	1,032	17.6	52%	45%	High Point
Welborn Middle	6–8	376	12.6	33%	32%	High Point
Western Guilford Middle	6–8	731	14.8	46%	38%	Greensboro
A&T Four Middle College	9–12	162	11.9	—	—	Greensboro
Academy at Smith	9–12	246	12.5	—	—	Greensboro
Ben L. Smith High School	9–12	1,348	16.2	—	—	Greensboro
C Joyner Greene Education CenterSpecial education	9–12	67	4.9	—	—	Jamestown
Early College at Guilford	9–12	193	22.7	—	—	Greensboro
Eastern Guilford High	9–12	1,200	17.0	—	—	Gibsonville
GC Middle College High	11–12	106	14.6	—	—	Greensboro
GTCC Middle College High	9–13	255	16.3	—	—	Jamestown
Grimsley High	9–12	1,967	20.0	—	—	Greensboro
High Point Central High	9–12	1,005	13.0	—	—	High Point
James B Dudley High	9–12	1,403	16.8	—	—	Greensboro
Kearns Academy	9–12	108	8.2	—	—	High Point
Lucy Ragsdale High	9–12	1,292	16.0	—	—	Jamestown
Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro	9–13	162	15.3	—	—	Greensboro
Middle College at GTCC-High Point	9–13	194	18.2	—	—	High Point
Northeast Guilford High	9–12	977	14.1	—	—	McLeansville
Northern Guilford High	9–12	1,251	20.3	—	—	Greensboro
Northwest Guilford High	9–12	2,055	20.5	—	—	Greensboro
Page High	9–12	1,648	18.6	—	—	Greensboro
Penn-Griffin Schools	6–12	539	12.6	44%	37%	High Point
Philip J Weaver Ed Center	9–12	260	6.9	—	—	Greensboro
Pruette SCALE AcademyAlternative	6–12	10	1.3	2.5%	2.5%	High Point
SCALE SchoolAlternative	6–12	15	1.6	2.5%	2.5%	Greensboro
STEM Early College @ NC A&T SU	9–12	192	18.1	—	—	Greensboro
Southeast Guilford High	9–12	1,209	15.6	—	—	Greensboro
Southern Guilford High	9–12	934	14.9	—	—	Greensboro
Southwest Guilford High	9–12	1,547	18.3	—	—	High Point
T Wingate Andrews High	9–12	753	15.4	—	—	High Point
UNCG Early/Middle College	9–12	199	15.1	—	—	Greensboro
Western Guilford High	9–12	1,243	16.9	—	—	Greensboro
Doris Henderson Newcomers SchAlternative	3–11	326	12.7	2.5%	2.5%	Greensboro
Gateway Education CenterSpecial education	Pre-K–12	146	8.2	—	—	Greensboro
Haynes Inman Education CenterSpecial education	Pre-K–12	135	6.9	—	—	Jamestown
Sylvia Mendez Newcomers SchoolAlternative	3–11	185	12.2	2.5%	2.5%	High Point

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: 712 North Eugene Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
Phone: (336)370-8100

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.