Piedmont Classical High School

Public school district · Guilford County · North Carolina · NCES district ID 3700388

Piedmont Classical High School spent $9,746 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 76% of the other North Carolina districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,241). Its one school enrolled 478 students in 2024-25; 58.9% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (North Carolina: 86.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · 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 Piedmont Classical High School in enrollment (409 to 442 students) and Piedmont Classical High School itself.

Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Piedmont Classical High School, FY23A.C.E. Academy $13,129; Lake Lure Classical Academy $12,808; Evergreen Community Charter School $12,698; West Lake Preparatory Academy $12,343; Brevard Academy $12,015; Cape Fear Center for Inquiry $11,259; Next Generation Academy $10,804; Kestrel Heights School $10,698; Bear Grass Charter School $10,353; Piedmont Classical High School $9,746; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.8k10k12k14kA.C.E. Academy$13,129Lake Lure Classical Academy$12,808Evergreen Community Charter Sc…$12,698West Lake Preparatory Academy$12,343Brevard Academy$12,015Cape Fear Center for Inquiry$11,259Next Generation Academy$10,804Kestrel Heights School$10,698Bear Grass Charter School$10,353Piedmont Classical High School$9,746State median, under 1,000 students $11,241
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Piedmont Classical High School, FY23A.C.E. Academy $13,129; Lake Lure Classical Academy $12,808; Evergreen Community Charter School $12,698; West Lake Preparatory Academy $12,343; Brevard Academy $12,015; Cape Fear Center for Inquiry $11,259; Next Generation Academy $10,804; Kestrel Heights School $10,698; Bear Grass Charter School $10,353; Piedmont Classical High School $9,746; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.8k10k12k14kA.C.E. Academy$13,129Lake Lure Classical Academy$12,808Evergreen Community Charter School$12,698West Lake Preparatory Academy$12,343Brevard Academy$12,015Cape Fear Center for Inquiry$11,259Next Generation Academy$10,804Kestrel Heights School$10,698Bear Grass Charter School$10,353Piedmont Classical High School$9,746State median, under 1,000 students $11,241
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Piedmont Classical High School, FY23A.C.E. Academy $13,129; Lake Lure Classical Academy $12,808; Evergreen Community Charter School $12,698; West Lake Preparatory Academy $12,343; Brevard Academy $12,015; Cape Fear Center for Inquiry $11,259; Next Generation Academy $10,804; Kestrel Heights School $10,698; Bear Grass Charter School $10,353; Piedmont Classical High School $9,746; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.8k10k12k14kA.C.E. Academy$13,129Lake Lure Classical Academy$12,808Evergreen Community Charter School$12,698West Lake Preparatory Academy$12,343Brevard Academy$12,015Cape Fear Center for Inquiry$11,259Next Generation Academy$10,804Kestrel Heights School$10,698Bear Grass Charter School$10,353Piedmont Classical High School$9,746State median, under 1,000 students $11,241
Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Piedmont Classical High School, FY23A.C.E. Academy $13,129; Lake Lure Classical Academy $12,808; Evergreen Community Charter School $12,698; West Lake Preparatory Academy $12,343; Brevard Academy $12,015; Cape Fear Center for Inquiry $11,259; Next Generation Academy $10,804; Kestrel Heights School $10,698; Bear Grass Charter School $10,353; Piedmont Classical High School $9,746; State median, under 1,000 students $11,241.8k10k12k14kA.C.E. Academy$13,129Lake Lure Classical Academy$12,808Evergreen Community Charter School$12,698West Lake Preparatory Academy$12,343Brevard Academy$12,015Cape Fear Center for Inquiry$11,259Next Generation Academy$10,804Kestrel Heights School$10,698Bear Grass Charter School$10,353Piedmont Classical High School$9,746State median, under 1,000 students $11,241

Where the money came from

$5,132,000 in revenue: 58.9% state, 33.1% local and 8.0% federal. Total spending including $621,000 of capital outlay was $4,775,000, or $11,209 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Piedmont Classical High School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,022,000; Local $1,697,000; Federal $413,000; total $5,132,000.
  • State$3,022,000 59%
  • Local$1,697,000 33%
  • Federal$413,000 8%

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 178 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

426 students in 2022-23, 466 students in 2023-24, 478 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Piedmont Classical High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 426, 2023-24: 466, 2024-25: 47802004006002022-234262023-244662024-25478
Piedmont Classical High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 426, 2023-24: 466, 2024-25: 47802004006002022-234262023-244662024-25478
Piedmont Classical High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 426, 2023-24: 466, 2024-25: 47802004006002022-234262023-244662024-25478
Piedmont Classical High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 426, 2023-24: 466, 2024-25: 47802004006002022-234262023-244662024-25478

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2342628.115.1
2023-2446630.015.5
2024-2547827.017.7

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

$1,343,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,153 per student

Piedmont Classical High School booked $1,343,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 28 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 $47,726 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 30 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$1,140,00084.9%
Special education$134,00010.0%
Other programs$69,0005.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,922 in 2018-19, $3,381 in 2019-20, $3,089 in 2020-21, $3,097 in 2021-22, $3,153 in 2022-23.

Piedmont Classical High School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,922, 2019-20: $3,381, 2020-21: $3,089, 2021-22: $3,097, 2022-23: $3,15301k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9222019-20$3,3812020-21$3,0892021-22$3,0972022-23$3,153
Piedmont Classical High School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,922, 2019-20: $3,381, 2020-21: $3,089, 2021-22: $3,097, 2022-23: $3,15301k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9222019-20$3,3812020-21$3,0892021-22$3,0972022-23$3,153
Piedmont Classical High School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,922, 2019-20: $3,381, 2020-21: $3,089, 2021-22: $3,097, 2022-23: $3,15301k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9222019-20$3,3812020-21$3,0892021-22$3,0972022-23$3,153
Piedmont Classical High School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,922, 2019-20: $3,381, 2020-21: $3,089, 2021-22: $3,097, 2022-23: $3,15301k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9222019-20$3,3812020-21$3,0892021-22$3,0972022-23$3,153

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).

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 72 students in Piedmont Classical High School's 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 rate90‑94%86.5%
Students in the class72120,822

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.

1 high school, 478 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Piedmont Classical High School47817.7not reportedSchoolwide 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 Piedmont Classical High School

  • Phone: (336) 897-1128
  • Office: 4100 Yanceyville Rd, Browns Summit, NC 27214

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 Piedmont Classical High School

  1. North Carolina districts by spending per studentPiedmont Classical High School ranks 136 of 178 North Carolina districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($9,746).#136 of 178
  2. Every school district in North CarolinaPiedmont Classical High School is the number 250 by size of 332 North Carolina districts, with 426 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#250 of 332
  3. West Lake Preparatory AcademyThe next larger North Carolina district: 428 students in fall 2022, $12,343 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,343
  4. Kestrel Heights SchoolThe next smaller North Carolina district: 424 students in fall 2022, $10,698 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,698
  5. Compare Piedmont Classical High School with West Lake Preparatory AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Piedmont Classical High School, its largest high school478 students in 2024-25, 17.7 per teacher.478
  7. Teacher salary spending across North CarolinaPiedmont Classical High School spent $47,726 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $49,503); spending, not a salary.$47,726
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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 Piedmont Classical High School

  1. How many schools and students are in Piedmont Classical High School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 478 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Piedmont Classical High School spend per student?
    $9,746 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,241 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Piedmont Classical High School's money come from?
    $5,132,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 58.9% state, 33.1% local and 8.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Piedmont Classical High School spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,343,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,153 per student. Divided by the 28 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $47,726 per teacher, more than 30 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).
  5. What is the graduation rate in Piedmont Classical High School?
    90-94% of the 72 students in Piedmont Classical High School's 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.
  6. What is Piedmont Classical High School's NCES district ID?
    3700388. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.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: 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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