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Statesville, North Carolina - 38 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Iredell-Statesville Schools #196 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,865 per pupil, Iredell-Statesville Schools ranks #202 of 322 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (North Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
20,721
Total Enrollment
38
Schools
$10,865
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Iredell-Statesville Schools operates 38 public schools serving 20,721 students, placing it in the mid-size range in North Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 21 combined, 9 middle, 8 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Iredell County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,865 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 24.6% local, 53.9% state, and 21.5% 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 32/100, ranked #196 of 293 in North Carolina against a state average of 45, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 7 of 38 schools offering Advanced Placement (69 AP courses district-wide), a 413.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 33.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.2% White, 18.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is East Iredell Elementary, with a diversity index of 72.4/100.
Its largest campus is Lake Norman High, enrolling 1,905 students (9% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Discovery Program at the Springs, at 32 students, a 60x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Iredell-Statesville Schools school enrollment varies 60× across entities
Iredell-Statesville Schools school enrollment ranges from 32 students (lowest) to 1,905 students (highest), a spread of 1,873 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Iredell-Statesville Schools student-counselor ratio is 414:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Iredell-Statesville Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 33.8% — 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.