Total enrollment
15,602
+630 (+4%) vs SY 2017-18
25 schools in Gastonia
North Carolina · Public K-12
Gastonia, North Carolina has 25 public K-12 schools in service today, teaching roughly 15,902 students (an average of 636 per campus).
7-year change in Gastonia
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
24
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
32%
was 44%
% Hispanic
27%
was 18%
% Black
33%
was 32%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashbrook High | High | 09-12 | 1,386 |
| Brookside Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 512 |
| Chapel Grove Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 382 |
| Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 374 |
| Forestview High | High | 09-12 | 1,133 |
| Gardner Park Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 560 |
| Gaston Virtual Academy | Combined | KG-12 | 283 |
| H H Beam Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 591 |
| Hawks Nest STEAM Academy | Elementary | KG-05 | 356 |
| Highland Sch of Technology | High | 09-12 | 538 |
| Hunter Huss High | High | 09-12 | 1,165 |
| Lingerfeldt Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 450 |
| New Hope Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 571 |
| Piedmont Community Charter School | Combined | KG-12 | 1,963 |
| Pleasant Ridge Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 887 |
| Ridgeview Charter School | Elementary | KG-08 | 300 |
| Robinson Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 420 |
| Sherwood Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 553 |
| Southwest Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 832 |
| W A Bess Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 674 |
| W P Grier Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 659 |
| Warlick Academy | High | 06-12 | 175 |
| Webb Street School | Combined | PK-12 | 163 |
| Woodhill Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 577 |
| York Chester Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 398 |
About Gastonia
Gastonia is a population-heavy North Carolina city in terms of public-school footprint, with 25 schools and 15,902 students total.
For a sense of the school types, the city covers 14 elementary, 3 middle, 5 high, and 3 other.
Average school size in Gastonia is around 636 students, 11% higher than the North Carolina average of about 571.
Over the past 7-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 15,602 students, expanded 4% from the 14,972 reported in SY 2017-18. Demographically, the White share of enrollment decreased from 44% to 32%.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Gastonia discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.