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Raeford, North Carolina - 14 schools
An equity score of 70/100 ranks Hoke County Schools #46 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,383 per pupil, Hoke County Schools ranks #178 of 322 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (North Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,920
Total Enrollment
14
Schools
$11,383
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hoke County Schools operates 14 public schools serving 8,920 students, placing it among the smaller districts in North Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 combined, 3 middle, 2 high, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Hoke County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,383 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 322 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending. See how North Carolina compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 9.6% local, 65.9% state, and 24.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 70/100, ranked #46 of 293 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 1 of 14 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 497.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 33.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 33.7% African American, 26.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sandy Grove Elementary, with a diversity index of 78.2/100.
Its largest campus is Hoke County High, enrolling 2,110 students (24% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is J W Turlington School, at 26 students, a 81x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hoke County High accounts for 23.7% of all Hoke County Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Hoke County Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Hoke County Schools school enrollment varies 81× across entities
Hoke County Schools school enrollment ranges from 26 students (lowest) to 2,110 students (highest), a spread of 2,084 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.
Hoke County Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Hoke County Schools student-counselor ratio is 497:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Hoke County Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 33.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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.
Hoke County Schools has 14 schools, including 2 high, 3 middle, 8 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 8,920 students.
How much does Hoke County Schools spend per student?
Hoke County Schools spends $11,383 per student. The district has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #46 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Hoke County Schools?
Hoke County Schools students are 33.7% African American, 26.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% White, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 14 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hoke County Schools?
Hoke County Schools has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #46 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.