School district · North Carolina

Moore County Schools

Moore County Schools in North Carolina: 23 public schools with 13,085 students and 18.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,763 per student in FY2024.

Schools
23
Students
13,085
Students per teacher
18.0
NC 15.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,763
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)
727
Counselors (FTE)
36.5
Students per counselor
359
NC 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
8.0
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%

63%proficient

+3.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 97% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 49% · 115 school districts compared

5,625 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

Math

North Carolina: 57%

65%proficient

+2.8 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 54% · 115 school districts compared

5,619 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
$8.6K15
$8.8K16
$9.0K17
$9.4K18
$9.7K19
$9.7K20
$9.9K21
$11.2K22
$11.4K23
$11.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
12% · $19M
State
62% · $100.3M
Local
27% · $43.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,185
Support services
$4,058
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.1M
Long-term debt
$139.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 13Middle schools: 5High schools: 4Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–567516.442%43%
K–521515.753%58%
Pre-K–535015.655%63%
K–829314.161%72%
K–570718.577%87%
K–558416.982%92%
Pre-K–537812.438%52%
K–537916.966%78%
Pre-K–560016.157%61%
Pre-K–551116.762%66%
Pre-K–541316.476%82%
K–538315.265%72%
Pre-K–826813.661%58%
6–848115.753%45%
6–819210.442%50%
6–860215.469%73%
6–862015.862%49%
6–871716.873%72%
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9–132,29027.6——
6–127710.925%6.3%
9–121,46224.8——
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K–1228320.668%49%

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
5277 Hwy 15-501 S, Carthage, NC 28327
Phone
(910)947-2976
Website