Vance County Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Vance County Schools (district ID 3704650)

Public school district · Vance County · North Carolina · NCES district ID 3704650

Vance County Public Schools spent $14,592 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 85% of the other North Carolina districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,366). Its 16 schools enrolled 5,205 students in 2024-25; 52.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,623 per student, up 0.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70% (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 Vance County Public Schools in enrollment (4,834 to 5,776 students) and Vance County Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, North Carolina districts closest in size to Vance County Public 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 Vance County Public 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 Vance County Public 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 Vance County Public 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

$91,044,000 in revenue: 52.6% state, 13.3% local and 34.0% federal. Total spending including $8,771,000 of capital outlay was $87,299,000, or $16,568 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Vance County Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $47,924,000; Local $12,121,000; Federal $30,999,000; total $91,044,000.
  • State$47,924,000 53%
  • Local$12,121,000 13%
  • Federal$30,999,000 34%

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

5,269 students in 2022-23, 5,368 students in 2023-24, 5,205 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Vance County Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,269, 2023-24: 5,368, 2024-25: 5,20502k4k6k2022-235,2692023-245,3682024-255,205
Vance County Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,269, 2023-24: 5,368, 2024-25: 5,20502k4k6k2022-235,2692023-245,3682024-255,205
Vance County Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,269, 2023-24: 5,368, 2024-25: 5,20502k4k6k2022-235,2692023-245,3682024-255,205
Vance County Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,269, 2023-24: 5,368, 2024-25: 5,20502k4k6k2022-235,2692023-245,3682024-255,205

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-235,269318.216.6
2023-245,368328.816.3
2024-255,205301.517.3

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

$15,526,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,947 per student

Vance County Public Schools booked $15,526,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 320 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 $48,519 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 38 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$9,923,00063.9%
Special education$1,837,00011.8%
Vocational$879,0005.7%
Other programs$2,887,00018.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,083 in 2018-19, $3,018 in 2019-20, $2,946 in 2020-21, $3,188 in 2021-22, $2,947 in 2022-23.

Vance County Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,083, 2019-20: $3,018, 2020-21: $2,946, 2021-22: $3,188, 2022-23: $2,94701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0832019-20$3,0182020-21$2,9462021-22$3,1882022-23$2,947
Vance County Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,083, 2019-20: $3,018, 2020-21: $2,946, 2021-22: $3,188, 2022-23: $2,94701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0832019-20$3,0182020-21$2,9462021-22$3,1882022-23$2,947
Vance County Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,083, 2019-20: $3,018, 2020-21: $2,946, 2021-22: $3,188, 2022-23: $2,94701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0832019-20$3,0182020-21$2,9462021-22$3,1882022-23$2,947
Vance County Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,083, 2019-20: $3,018, 2020-21: $2,946, 2021-22: $3,188, 2022-23: $2,94701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0832019-20$3,0182020-21$2,9462021-22$3,1882022-23$2,947

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 Vance County Public Schools scored proficient or above: 32% in reading and 29% 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 arts32%48%2,361
Math29%50%2,365

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

70% of the 354 students in Vance County Public 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 rate70%86.5%
Students in the class354120,822

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.

10 elementary schools, 2,631 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Dabney Elementary38516.897.7%Schoolwide program
Aycock Elementary37616.599.2%Schoolwide program
Clarke Elementary36416.699.2%Schoolwide program
E M Rollins Elementary32213.499.1%Schoolwide program
Zeb Vance Elementary29817.899.0%Schoolwide program
Pinkston Street Elementary26214.598.9%Schoolwide program
L B Yancey Elementary18615.498.4%Schoolwide program
E O Young Jr Elementary17412.993.7%Schoolwide program
Carver Elementary13414.596.3%Schoolwide program
New Hope Elementary13016.495.4%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.

2 middle schools, 1,036 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Vance County Middle School75515.999.5%Schoolwide program
STEM Early High28116.798.9%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.

4 high schools, 1,538 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Vance County High School1,06422.999.7%Eligible, no program
Vance Co Early College23635.398.7%Not Title I
Vance Virtual Village Academy12617.279.4%Not Title I
AdVance Academy11215.097.3%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.

Contact Vance County Public 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 Vance County Public Schools

  1. North Carolina districts by spending per studentVance County Public Schools ranks 23 of 150 North Carolina districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,592).#23 of 150
  2. Every school district in North CarolinaVance County Public Schools is the number 62 by size of 332 North Carolina districts, with 5,269 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#62 of 332
  3. Columbus County School DistrictThe next larger North Carolina district: 5,335 students in fall 2022, $14,006 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,006
  4. Yadkin County SchoolsThe next smaller North Carolina district: 5,243 students in fall 2022, $12,043 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,043
  5. Compare Vance County Public Schools with Columbus County School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Vance County High School, its largest high school1,064 students in 2024-25, 22.9 per teacher.1,064
  7. Teacher salary spending across North CarolinaVance County Public Schools spent $48,519 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $49,503); spending, not a salary.$48,519
  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 Vance County Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Vance County Public Schools?
    16 schools were open in 2024-25 (10 elementary, 2 middle, 4 high), enrolling 5,205 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Vance County Public Schools spend per student?
    $14,592 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 $14,623 per student, up 0.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Vance County Public Schools' money come from?
    $91,044,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 52.6% state, 13.3% local and 34.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Vance County Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,932 of the 7,390 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 26.1%, 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 Vance County Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $15,526,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,947 per student. Divided by the 320 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $48,519 per teacher, more than 38 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 Vance County Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Vance County Public Schools scored proficient or above: 32% in reading and 29% 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 Vance County Public Schools?
    70% of the 354 students in Vance County Public 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 Vance County Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    3704650. 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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