Public schools in Hillsborough, NC

Hillsborough has 12 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 6,715 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Orange County School District runs 10 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 3 districts and agencies that run Hillsborough's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in HillsboroughDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Orange County School District107,208$14,399
Eno River Academy1782$10,803
The Expedition School1361$12,385

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.

3 high schools in Hillsborough, 2,349 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Orange High1,16119.644.3%Orange County
Cedar Ridge High1,14824.345.3%Orange County
Partnership Academy4010.692.5%Orange County

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.

2 middle schools in Hillsborough, 1,162 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
A L Stanback Middle64814.555.6%Orange County
Orange Middle51413.442.0%Orange County

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.

6 elementary schools in Hillsborough, 2,376 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
River Park Elementary52314.535.8%Orange County
Hillsborough Elementary43514.717.2%Orange County
Grady Brown Elementary40613.258.4%Orange County
The Expedition School38013.2not reportedThe Expedition School
Pathways Elementary37113.851.2%Orange County
Central Elementary26111.298.9%Orange County

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 Hillsborough, 828 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Eno River Academy82813.3not reportedEno River Academy

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 Hillsborough's public schools compare with North Carolina's

The median Hillsborough school has 13.6 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the North Carolina median of 15.4. 17% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 55% across the state. Its median school enrolls 475 students (state 497).

Hillsborough against North Carolina, schools open in 2024-25 with students
HillsboroughNorth Carolina
Median students per teacher13.615.4
Median school size (students)475497
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)17%55%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%0%
Charter schools17%7.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 12 Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough

  1. Orange County School DistrictRuns 10 of Hillsborough's 12 public schools and spent $14,399 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,399
  2. Orange High, the largest high school in Hillsborough1,161 students in 2024-25, 19.6 per teacher.1,161
  3. Compare Orange County School District with Eno River AcademyHillsborough's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in North CarolinaNorth Carolina's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Hillsborough 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.

Other cities in North Carolina

  1. Charlotte173 schools
  2. Raleigh99 schools
  3. Greensboro79 schools
  4. Durham68 schools
  5. Fayetteville68 schools
  6. Winston Salem64 schools
  7. Wilmington44 schools
  8. Concord35 schools

Questions about schools in Hillsborough

  1. How many public schools are in Hillsborough, NC?
    12 public schools with an address in Hillsborough were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 6,715 students. 2 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Hillsborough?
    Orange High, with 1,161 students in 2024-25 (Orange County School District).
  3. Which districts run Hillsborough's schools?
    Orange County School District (10 schools), Eno River Academy (1 school), The Expedition School (1 school). 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

Compiled from official source data by .