Alamance-Burlington Schools
Public school district · Alamance County · North Carolina · NCES district ID 3700030
Alamance-Burlington Schools spent $11,925 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 62% of the other North Carolina districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,366). Its 36 schools enrolled 21,582 students in 2024-25; 62.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,818 per student, down 0.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85% (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 districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Alamance-Burlington Schools in enrollment (17,558 to 25,244 students) and Alamance-Burlington Schools itself.
Where the money came from
$273,059,000 in revenue: 62.9% state, 21.0% local and 16.1% federal. Total spending including $56,803,000 of capital outlay was $331,265,000, or $14,730 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$171,706,000 63%
- Local$57,319,000 21%
- Federal$44,034,000 16%
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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
22,489 students in 2022-23, 21,601 students in 2023-24, 21,582 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 | 22,489 | 1436.3 | 15.7 |
| 2023-24 | 21,601 | 1342.0 | 16.1 |
| 2024-25 | 21,582 | 1289.7 | 16.7 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$71,966,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,200 per student
Alamance-Burlington Schools booked $71,966,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,478 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 $48,691 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 40 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 | $44,570,000 | 61.9% |
| Special education | $8,370,000 | 11.6% |
| Vocational | $4,502,000 | 6.3% |
| Other programs | $14,524,000 | 20.2% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,031 in 2018-19, $3,043 in 2019-20, $3,214 in 2020-21, $3,378 in 2021-22, $3,200 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 Alamance-Burlington Schools scored proficient or above: 38% in reading and 40% 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 | 38% | 48% | 10,375 |
| Math | 40% | 50% | 10,379 |
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
85% of the 1,845 students in Alamance-Burlington 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 | 85% | 86.5% |
| Students in the class | 1,845 | 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, 10,057 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audrey W. Garrett Elementary | 785 | 17.8 | 55.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Elon Elementary | 689 | 17.1 | 99.6% | Eligible, no program |
| Highland Elementary | 661 | 16.3 | 51.0% | Eligible, no program |
| Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary | 623 | 16.8 | 99.5% | Eligible, no program |
| Alexander Wilson Elementary | 609 | 16.0 | 52.2% | Eligible, no program |
| Hillcrest Elementary | 556 | 15.1 | 99.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Marvin B Smith Elementary | 556 | 15.3 | 99.3% | Eligible, no program |
| Eastlawn Elementary | 528 | 15.2 | 99.4% | Schoolwide program |
| South Graham Elementary | 518 | 15.2 | 99.4% | Schoolwide program |
| South Mebane Elementary | 506 | 16.4 | 54.0% | Eligible, no program |
| Edwin M Holt Elementary | 505 | 15.4 | 46.3% | Eligible, no program |
| R Homer Andrews Elementary | 498 | 12.3 | 99.4% | Schoolwide program |
The other 8 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey R Newlin Elementary | 491 | 15.2 | 99.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Haw River Elementary | 490 | 15.1 | 98.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Grove Park Elementary | 437 | 14.7 | 99.3% | Schoolwide program |
| North Graham Elementary | 362 | 14.0 | 99.2% | Schoolwide program |
| B. Everett Jordan Elementary | 338 | 14.4 | 98.5% | Schoolwide program |
| E M Yoder Elementary | 336 | 13.0 | 49.1% | Eligible, no program |
| Sylvan Elementary | 298 | 15.7 | 99.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary | 271 | 13.4 | 98.9% | 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.
7 middle schools, 4,960 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawfields Middle | 864 | 18.9 | 52.1% | Eligible, no program |
| Western Alamance Middle | 837 | 17.8 | 50.9% | Eligible, no program |
| Southern Alamance Middle | 822 | 18.3 | 55.2% | Eligible, no program |
| Turrentine Middle | 739 | 18.2 | 99.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Woodlawn Middle | 633 | 19.8 | 99.5% | Eligible, no program |
| Graham Middle | 553 | 17.8 | 99.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Broadview Middle | 512 | 18.0 | 99.4% | 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 high schools, 6,565 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter M Williams High | 1,206 | 20.3 | 99.8% | Eligible, no program |
| Southern Alamance High | 1,148 | 18.8 | 47.6% | Eligible, no program |
| Western Alamance High | 1,138 | 18.3 | 46.4% | Not Title I |
| Eastern Alamance High | 952 | 16.7 | 99.7% | Eligible, no program |
| Graham High | 828 | 18.4 | 99.6% | Eligible, no program |
| Hugh M Cummings High | 807 | 20.4 | 98.8% | Eligible, no program |
| ABSS Early College at ACC | 247 | 29.9 | 31.6% | Eligible, no program |
| Alamance Virtual School | 203 | 11.4 | 62.1% | Not Title I |
| Ray Street Academy | 36 | 2.4 | 91.7% | 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.
Contact Alamance-Burlington Schools
- Website: abss.k12.nc.us
- Phone: (336) 570-6060
- Office: 1712 Vaughn Road, Burlington, NC 27217
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 Alamance-Burlington Schools
- North Carolina districts by spending per studentAlamance-Burlington Schools ranks 93 of 150 North Carolina districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,925).#93 of 150
- Every school district in North CarolinaAlamance-Burlington Schools is the number 14 by size of 332 North Carolina districts, with 22,489 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#14 of 332
- Pitt County SchoolsThe next larger North Carolina district: 24,091 students in fall 2022, $12,253 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,253
- Buncombe County SchoolsThe next smaller North Carolina district: 22,091 students in fall 2022, $13,585 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,585
- Compare Alamance-Burlington Schools with Pitt County SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Walter M Williams High, its largest high school1,206 students in 2024-25, 20.3 per teacher.1,206
- Teacher salary spending across North CarolinaAlamance-Burlington Schools spent $48,691 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $49,503); spending, not a salary.$48,691
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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 Alamance-Burlington Schools
How many schools and students are in Alamance-Burlington Schools?
36 schools were open in 2024-25 (20 elementary, 7 middle, 9 high), enrolling 21,582 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Alamance-Burlington Schools spend per student?
$11,925 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 $11,818 per student, down 0.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Alamance-Burlington Schools' money come from?
$273,059,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 62.9% state, 21.0% local and 16.1% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Alamance-Burlington Schools live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 5,467 of the 29,773 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 18.4%, 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 Alamance-Burlington Schools spend on teacher salaries?
$71,966,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,200 per student. Divided by the 1,478 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $48,691 per teacher, more than 40 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 Alamance-Burlington Schools do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Alamance-Burlington Schools scored proficient or above: 38% in reading and 40% 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 Alamance-Burlington Schools?
85% of the 1,845 students in Alamance-Burlington 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 Alamance-Burlington Schools' NCES district ID?
3700030. 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