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Greensboro, North Carolina - 124 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Guilford County Schools #90 of 297 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,897 per pupil, Guilford County Schools ranks #113 of 328 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (North Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Guilford County Schools operates 124 public schools serving 68,894 students, placing it among the largest districts in North Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 57 combined, 27 high, 21 elementary, 19 middle schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Guilford County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,897 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 328 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending. See how North Carolina compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 24.4% local, 48.8% state, and 26.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 57/100, ranked #90 of 297 in North Carolina against a state average of 45, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 23 of 124 schools offering Advanced Placement (294 AP courses district-wide), a 332.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 44.4% African American, 23.7% White, 19.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Shadybrook Elementary, with a diversity index of 76.7/100.
Its largest campus is Northwest Guilford High, enrolling 2,055 students (3% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Peeler Open Elementary, at 6 students, a 343x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Guilford County Schools school enrollment ranges from 6 students (lowest) to 2,055 students (highest), a spread of 2,049 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Guilford County Schools is typically wider than the Guilford County Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 124 schools in Guilford County Schools.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Guilford County Schools's schools, above the North Carolina average of 56.1.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The North Carolina districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Cumberland County Schools | Smaller | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Union County Public Schools | Smaller | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Johnston County Public Schools | Smaller | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Cabarrus County Schools | Smaller | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Guilford County Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Wake County Schools →Guilford County Schools has 124 schools, including 27 high, 19 middle, 21 elementary, 57 combined. Total enrollment is 68,894 students.
Guilford County Schools spends $12,897 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #90 in North Carolina.
Guilford County Schools students are 44.4% African American, 23.7% White, 19.1% Hispanic or Latino, 7.0% Asian, averaged across 124 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Guilford County Schools has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #90 out of 297 districts in North Carolina.
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