Public schools in Indian Trail, NC
Indian Trail has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 8,078 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Union County Public Schools runs 7 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Indian Trail's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Indian Trail | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union County Public Schools | 7 | 41,497 | $11,340 |
| Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai | 1 | 1,060 | $9,325 |
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 high school in Indian Trail, 1,809 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Ridge High School | 1,809 | 19.5 | 35.5% | Union County Public 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.
2 middle schools in Indian Trail, 2,356 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Ridge Middle School | 1,447 | 23.1 | 36.4% | Union County Public Schools |
| Sun Valley Middle | 909 | 16.4 | 49.6% | Union County Public 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.
4 elementary schools in Indian Trail, 2,645 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Ridge Elementary | 765 | 16.3 | 53.9% | Union County Public Schools |
| Poplin Elementary | 756 | 15.0 | 32.8% | Union County Public Schools |
| Indian Trail Elementary | 633 | 15.1 | 45.3% | Union County Public Schools |
| Hemby Bridge Elementary | 491 | 15.3 | 32.0% | Union County Public 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 Indian Trail, 1,268 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail | 1,268 | 47.0 | 40.2% | Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai |
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 Indian Trail's public schools compare with North Carolina's
The median Indian Trail school has 16.4 students per full-time teacher, more than the North Carolina median of 15.4. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 55% across the state. Its median school enrolls 837 students (state 497).
| Indian Trail | North Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.4 | 15.4 |
| Median school size (students) | 837 | 497 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 55% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 0% |
| Charter schools | 13% | 7.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Indian Trail 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 Indian Trail
- Union County Public SchoolsRuns 7 of Indian Trail's 8 public schools and spent $11,340 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,340
- Porter Ridge High School, the largest high school in Indian Trail1,809 students in 2024-25, 19.5 per teacher.1,809
- Compare Union County Public Schools with Union Preparatory Academy at Indian TraiIndian Trail'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 an Indian Trail 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 Indian Trail
How many public schools are in Indian Trail, NC?
8 public schools with an address in Indian Trail were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 8,078 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Indian Trail?
Porter Ridge High School, with 1,809 students in 2024-25 (Union County Public Schools).Which districts run Indian Trail's schools?
Union County Public Schools (7 schools), Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai (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