Public schools in Conover, NC
Conover has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 2,237 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Newton Conover City Schools runs 3 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Conover's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Conover | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Conover City Schools | 3 | 2,856 | $12,359 |
| Catawba County Schools | 2 | 15,678 | $11,487 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One middle school in Conover, 559 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton-Conover Middle | 559 | 14.9 | 99.5% | Newton Conover City Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Conover, 1,571 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Stephens Elementary | 711 | 15.0 | 97.3% | Catawba County Schools |
| Lyle Creek Elementary | 458 | 14.7 | 98.0% | Catawba County Schools |
| Shuford Elementary | 402 | 15.1 | 96.3% | Newton Conover City Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Conover, 107 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conover Special Education | 107 | 8.9 | 97.2% | Newton Conover City Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Conover's public schools compare with North Carolina's
The median Conover school has 14.9 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the North Carolina median of 15.4. 60% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 55% across the state. Its median school enrolls 458 students (state 497).
| Conover | North Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 14.9 | 15.4 |
| Median school size (students) | 458 | 497 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 60% | 55% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 0% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 7.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 5 Conover schools and the 2,653 North Carolina schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Conover
- Newton Conover City SchoolsRuns 3 of Conover's 5 public schools and spent $12,359 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,359
- Compare Newton Conover City Schools with Catawba County SchoolsConover's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaNorth Carolina's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Conover addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Conover
How many public schools are in Conover, NC?
5 public schools with an address in Conover were open in 2024-25: 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 2,237 students.Which districts run Conover's schools?
Newton Conover City Schools (3 schools), Catawba County Schools (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25