Public schools in Mebane, NC
Mebane has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 4,311 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Alamance-Burlington Schools runs 6 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Mebane's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Mebane | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance-Burlington Schools | 6 | 22,489 | $11,925 |
| Caswell County Schools | 1 | 2,250 | $14,044 |
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 Mebane, 952 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Alamance High | 952 | 16.7 | 99.7% | Alamance-Burlington 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 Mebane, 1,497 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawfields Middle | 864 | 18.9 | 52.1% | Alamance-Burlington Schools |
| Woodlawn Middle | 633 | 19.8 | 99.5% | Alamance-Burlington 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 Mebane, 1,862 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audrey W. Garrett Elementary | 785 | 17.8 | 55.2% | Alamance-Burlington Schools |
| South Mebane Elementary | 506 | 16.4 | 54.0% | Alamance-Burlington Schools |
| E M Yoder Elementary | 336 | 13.0 | 49.1% | Alamance-Burlington Schools |
| South Elementary | 235 | 16.9 | 98.7% | Caswell County 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 Mebane's public schools compare with North Carolina's
The median Mebane school has 16.9 students per full-time teacher, more than the North Carolina median of 15.4. 29% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 55% across the state. Its median school enrolls 633 students (state 497).
| Mebane | North Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.9 | 15.4 |
| Median school size (students) | 633 | 497 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 29% | 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 7 Mebane 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 Mebane
- Alamance-Burlington SchoolsRuns 6 of Mebane's 7 public schools and spent $11,925 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,925
- Eastern Alamance High, the largest high school in Mebane952 students in 2024-25, 16.7 per teacher.952
- Compare Alamance-Burlington Schools with Caswell County SchoolsMebane'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 Mebane 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 Mebane
How many public schools are in Mebane, NC?
7 public schools with an address in Mebane were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 4,311 students.What is the largest high school in Mebane?
Eastern Alamance High, with 952 students in 2024-25 (Alamance-Burlington Schools).Which districts run Mebane's schools?
Alamance-Burlington Schools (6 schools), Caswell County Schools (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