Kannapolis City Schools

Public school district · Cabarrus County · North Carolina · NCES district ID 3702430

Kannapolis City Schools spent $12,142 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 57% of the other North Carolina districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,366). Its 8 schools enrolled 5,019 students in 2024-25; 49.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,565 per student, up 3.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 86% (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 Kannapolis City Schools in enrollment (4,834 to 5,776 students) and Kannapolis City Schools itself.

Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Kannapolis City Schools, FY23Vance County Public Schools $14,592; Columbus County $14,006; Dare County Schools $13,996; Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools $13,931; Scotland County Schools $13,710; Edgecombe County Public Schools $13,702; McDowell County Schools $13,112; Stokes County Schools $12,939; Kannapolis City Schools $12,142; Yadkin County Schools $12,043; State median, 1,000+ students $12,366.10k12k14k16kVance County Public Schools$14,592Columbus County$14,006Dare County Schools$13,996Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Publ…$13,931Scotland County Schools$13,710Edgecombe County Public Schools$13,702McDowell County Schools$13,112Stokes County Schools$12,939Kannapolis City Schools$12,142Yadkin County Schools$12,043State median, 1,000+ students $12,366
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Kannapolis City Schools, FY23Vance County Public Schools $14,592; Columbus County $14,006; Dare County Schools $13,996; Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools $13,931; Scotland County Schools $13,710; Edgecombe County Public Schools $13,702; McDowell County Schools $13,112; Stokes County Schools $12,939; Kannapolis City Schools $12,142; Yadkin County Schools $12,043; State median, 1,000+ students $12,366.10k12k14k16kVance County Public Schools$14,592Columbus County$14,006Dare County Schools$13,996Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Sc…$13,931Scotland County Schools$13,710Edgecombe County Public Schools$13,702McDowell County Schools$13,112Stokes County Schools$12,939Kannapolis City Schools$12,142Yadkin County Schools$12,043State median, 1,000+ students $12,366
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Kannapolis City Schools, FY23Vance County Public Schools $14,592; Columbus County $14,006; Dare County Schools $13,996; Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools $13,931; Scotland County Schools $13,710; Edgecombe County Public Schools $13,702; McDowell County Schools $13,112; Stokes County Schools $12,939; Kannapolis City Schools $12,142; Yadkin County Schools $12,043; State median, 1,000+ students $12,366.10k12k14k16kVance County Public Schools$14,592Columbus County$14,006Dare County Schools$13,996Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools$13,931Scotland County Schools$13,710Edgecombe County Public Schools$13,702McDowell County Schools$13,112Stokes County Schools$12,939Kannapolis City Schools$12,142Yadkin County Schools$12,043State median, 1,000+ students $12,366
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Kannapolis City Schools, FY23Vance County Public Schools $14,592; Columbus County $14,006; Dare County Schools $13,996; Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools $13,931; Scotland County Schools $13,710; Edgecombe County Public Schools $13,702; McDowell County Schools $13,112; Stokes County Schools $12,939; Kannapolis City Schools $12,142; Yadkin County Schools $12,043; State median, 1,000+ students $12,366.10k12k14k16kVance County Public Schools$14,592Columbus County$14,006Dare County Schools$13,996Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools$13,931Scotland County Schools$13,710Edgecombe County Public Schools$13,702McDowell County Schools$13,112Stokes County Schools$12,939Kannapolis City Schools$12,142Yadkin County Schools$12,043State median, 1,000+ students $12,366

Where the money came from

$79,165,000 in revenue: 49.4% state, 22.9% local and 27.8% federal. Total spending including $4,265,000 of capital outlay was $71,330,000, or $13,234 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Kannapolis City Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $39,100,000; Local $18,095,000; Federal $21,970,000; total $79,165,000.
  • State$39,100,000 49%
  • Local$18,095,000 23%
  • Federal$21,970,000 28%

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

5,390 students in 2022-23, 5,385 students in 2023-24, 5,019 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Kannapolis City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,390, 2023-24: 5,385, 2024-25: 5,01902k4k6k2022-235,3902023-245,3852024-255,019
Kannapolis City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,390, 2023-24: 5,385, 2024-25: 5,01902k4k6k2022-235,3902023-245,3852024-255,019
Kannapolis City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,390, 2023-24: 5,385, 2024-25: 5,01902k4k6k2022-235,3902023-245,3852024-255,019
Kannapolis City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,390, 2023-24: 5,385, 2024-25: 5,01902k4k6k2022-235,3902023-245,3852024-255,019

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-235,390358.315.0
2023-245,385349.015.4
2024-255,019326.815.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$17,778,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,298 per student

Kannapolis City Schools booked $17,778,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 368 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 $48,357 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 36 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).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$11,132,00062.6%
Special education$1,820,00010.2%
Vocational$1,205,0006.8%
Other programs$3,621,00020.4%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,266 in 2018-19, $3,188 in 2019-20, $3,316 in 2020-21, $3,360 in 2021-22, $3,298 in 2022-23.

Kannapolis City Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,266, 2019-20: $3,188, 2020-21: $3,316, 2021-22: $3,360, 2022-23: $3,29801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2662019-20$3,1882020-21$3,3162021-22$3,3602022-23$3,298
Kannapolis City Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,266, 2019-20: $3,188, 2020-21: $3,316, 2021-22: $3,360, 2022-23: $3,29801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2662019-20$3,1882020-21$3,3162021-22$3,3602022-23$3,298
Kannapolis City Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,266, 2019-20: $3,188, 2020-21: $3,316, 2021-22: $3,360, 2022-23: $3,29801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2662019-20$3,1882020-21$3,3162021-22$3,3602022-23$3,298
Kannapolis City Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,266, 2019-20: $3,188, 2020-21: $3,316, 2021-22: $3,360, 2022-23: $3,29801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2662019-20$3,1882020-21$3,3162021-22$3,3602022-23$3,298

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 Kannapolis City Schools scored proficient or above: 34% in reading and 33% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNorth CarolinaStudents tested
Reading and language arts34%48%2,461
Math33%50%2,456

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

86% of the 446 students in Kannapolis City 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNorth Carolina
Four-year graduation rate86%86.5%
Students in the class446120,822

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.

6 elementary schools, 2,484 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
GW Carver Elementary50314.499.0%Schoolwide program
Jackson Park Elementary47614.199.4%Schoolwide program
Forest Park Elementary47212.899.4%Schoolwide program
Fred L Wilson Elementary41513.899.3%Schoolwide program
Shady Brook Elementary32214.099.1%Schoolwide program
North Kannapolis Elementary29611.199.0%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.

1 middle school, 782 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Kannapolis Middle78216.699.6%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.

1 high school, 1,753 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
A L Brown High1,75318.799.8%Not Title I

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 Kannapolis City Schools

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 Kannapolis City Schools

  1. North Carolina districts by spending per studentKannapolis City Schools ranks 86 of 150 North Carolina districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,142).#86 of 150
  2. Every school district in North CarolinaKannapolis City Schools is the number 60 by size of 332 North Carolina districts, with 5,390 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#60 of 332
  3. Edgecombe County Public SchoolsThe next larger North Carolina district: 5,419 students in fall 2022, $13,702 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,702
  4. Columbus County School DistrictThe next smaller North Carolina district: 5,335 students in fall 2022, $14,006 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,006
  5. Compare Kannapolis City Schools with Edgecombe County Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. A L Brown High, its largest high school1,753 students in 2024-25, 18.7 per teacher.1,753
  7. Teacher salary spending across North CarolinaKannapolis City Schools spent $48,357 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $49,503); spending, not a salary.$48,357
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Kannapolis City Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Kannapolis City Schools?
    8 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 5,019 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Kannapolis City Schools spend per student?
    $12,142 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 $12,565 per student, up 3.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Kannapolis City Schools' money come from?
    $79,165,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 49.4% state, 22.9% local and 27.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Kannapolis City Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,082 of the 6,129 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 17.7%, 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.
  5. How much does Kannapolis City Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $17,778,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,298 per student. Divided by the 368 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $48,357 per teacher, more than 36 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).
  6. How do students in Kannapolis City Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Kannapolis City Schools scored proficient or above: 34% in reading and 33% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Kannapolis City Schools?
    86% of the 446 students in Kannapolis City 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.
  8. What is Kannapolis City Schools' NCES district ID?
    3702430. 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

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