Cabarrus County Schools
Public school district · Cabarrus County · North Carolina · NCES district ID 3700530
Cabarrus County Schools spent $10,749 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 81% of the other North Carolina districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,366). Its 43 schools enrolled 35,264 students in 2024-25; 56.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,026 per student, up 2.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 89% (North Carolina: 86.5%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among North Carolina's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Cabarrus County Schools ranks 10.
Where the money came from
$430,063,000 in revenue: 56.5% state, 33.2% local and 10.3% federal. Total spending including $49,156,000 of capital outlay was $436,114,000, or $12,528 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$242,830,000 56%
- Local$142,913,000 33%
- Federal$44,320,000 10%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 150 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25
34,810 students in 2022-23, 35,021 students in 2023-24, 35,264 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 34,810 | 2139.2 | 16.3 |
| 2023-24 | 35,021 | 2127.5 | 16.5 |
| 2024-25 | 35,264 | 2139.3 | 16.5 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$107,627,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,092 per student
Cabarrus County Schools booked $107,627,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2,174 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $49,503 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 50 in 100 North Carolina districts with a figure (state median $49,503, 293 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average North Carolina teacher salary at $53,644 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $68,781,000 | 63.9% |
| Special education | $9,344,000 | 8.7% |
| Vocational | $6,991,000 | 6.5% |
| Other programs | $22,511,000 | 20.9% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,843 in 2018-19, $2,886 in 2019-20, $3,039 in 2020-21, $3,131 in 2021-22, $3,092 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Cabarrus County Schools scored proficient or above: 56% in reading and 61% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This district | North Carolina | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 56% | 48% | 15,781 |
| Math | 61% | 50% | 15,751 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
89% of the 2,834 students in Cabarrus County Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | North Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 89% | 86.5% |
| Students in the class | 2,834 | 120,822 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
20 elementary schools, 15,557 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Mill Elementary | 1,086 | 13.8 | 10.2% | Not Title I |
| W R Odell Elementary | 1,052 | 17.7 | 13.8% | Not Title I |
| Weddington Hills Elementary | 1,038 | 15.2 | 49.7% | Schoolwide program |
| W R Odell Primary | 938 | 15.8 | 13.0% | Not Title I |
| Hickory Ridge Elementary | 927 | 14.3 | 14.1% | Not Title I |
| Charles E Boger Elementary | 895 | 15.5 | 43.6% | Eligible, no program |
| Pitts School Road Elementary | 885 | 14.5 | 47.0% | Not Title I |
| Harrisburg Elementary | 850 | 16.0 | 19.5% | Not Title I |
| Carl A Furr Elementary | 782 | 12.8 | 56.9% | Schoolwide program |
| W M Irvin Elementary | 760 | 14.0 | 99.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Winecoff Elementary | 740 | 15.4 | 99.6% | Schoolwide program |
| R Brown McAllister Elementary | 698 | 14.5 | 50.1% | Eligible, no program |
The other 8 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Elementary | 679 | 15.0 | 39.3% | Eligible, no program |
| Royal Oaks Elementary | 661 | 14.9 | 99.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Wolf Meadow Elementary | 655 | 14.8 | 99.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Rocky River Elementary | 652 | 13.0 | 99.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Patriots Elementary | 636 | 13.7 | 34.4% | Not Title I |
| A T Allen Elementary | 626 | 14.7 | 99.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Bethel Elementary | 611 | 13.4 | 40.8% | Eligible, no program |
| Coltrane-Webb Elementary | 386 | 11.1 | 62.4% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
9 middle schools, 8,040 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Road Middle | 1,368 | 20.0 | 11.7% | Not Title I |
| Harold E. Winkler Middle | 1,094 | 17.4 | 56.9% | Eligible, no program |
| Hickory Ridge Middle | 1,057 | 20.9 | 15.3% | Not Title I |
| Roberta Road Middle | 906 | 17.3 | 49.1% | Not reported |
| Northwest Cabarrus Middle | 825 | 20.4 | 29.9% | Eligible, no program |
| C C Griffin Middle | 792 | 18.5 | 47.6% | Eligible, no program |
| J N Fries Magnet School | 755 | 17.3 | 46.1% | Eligible, no program |
| Mount Pleasant Middle | 660 | 17.0 | 43.9% | Not Title I |
| Concord Middle | 583 | 16.3 | 99.5% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
13 high schools, 11,560 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Mill High School | 1,772 | 21.8 | 13.0% | Not Title I |
| Hickory Ridge High | 1,671 | 20.2 | 18.3% | Not Title I |
| West Cabarrus High | 1,627 | 19.0 | 52.4% | Not Title I |
| Central Cabarrus High | 1,369 | 15.9 | 50.3% | Eligible, no program |
| Jay M Robinson High | 1,210 | 17.6 | 47.8% | Eligible, no program |
| Northwest Cabarrus High | 1,142 | 16.9 | 31.7% | Eligible, no program |
| Concord High | 1,128 | 16.0 | 99.1% | Eligible, no program |
| Mount Pleasant High | 894 | 17.4 | 35.2% | Not Title I |
| Cabarrus Early College of Technology | 236 | 36.1 | 26.3% | Not Title I |
| Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Coll | 234 | 24.3 | 29.1% | Eligible, no program |
| Cabarrus Health Sciences Institute | 159 | 25.1 | 27.7% | Not reported |
| Performance Learning Center | 77 | 11.8 | 96.1% | Eligible, no program |
One more high school
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabarrus Co Opportunity School | 41 | 4.2 | 92.7% | Eligible, no program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 other school, 107 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabarrus County Schools Virtual Academy | 107 | 26.8 | 41.1% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
Beverly Hills Elementary
Elementary school in Concord; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 285 students; 13.5 students per teacher.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Cabarrus County Schools
- Website: cabarrus.k12.nc.us
- Phone: (704) 260-5600
- Office: 4401 Old Airport Road, Concord, NC 28025
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Cabarrus County Schools
- North Carolina districts by spending per studentCabarrus County Schools ranks 121 of 150 North Carolina districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($10,749).#121 of 150
- Every school district in North CarolinaCabarrus County Schools is the number 8 by size of 332 North Carolina districts, with 34,810 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#8 of 332
- Johnston County Public SchoolsThe next larger North Carolina district: 37,286 students in fall 2022, $11,352 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,352
- Durham Public SchoolsThe next smaller North Carolina district: 31,531 students in fall 2022, $15,239 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,239
- Compare Cabarrus County Schools with Johnston County Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Cox Mill High School, its largest high school1,772 students in 2024-25, 21.8 per teacher.1,772
- Teacher salary spending across North CarolinaCabarrus County Schools spent $49,503 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $49,503); spending, not a salary.$49,503
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Cabarrus County Schools
How many schools and students are in Cabarrus County Schools?
43 schools were open in 2024-25 (20 elementary, 9 middle, 13 high, 1 other), enrolling 35,264 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Cabarrus County Schools spend per student?
$10,749 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the North Carolina median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,366 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,026 per student, up 2.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Cabarrus County Schools' money come from?
$430,063,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 56.5% state, 33.2% local and 10.3% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Cabarrus County Schools live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 3,474 of the 41,427 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Cabarrus County Schools spend on teacher salaries?
$107,627,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,092 per student. Divided by the 2,174 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $49,503 per teacher, more than 50 in 100 North Carolina districts (state median $49,503). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average North Carolina teacher salary at $53,644 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Cabarrus County Schools do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Cabarrus County Schools scored proficient or above: 56% in reading and 61% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Cabarrus County Schools?
89% of the 2,834 students in Cabarrus County Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Cabarrus County Schools' NCES district ID?
3700530. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25