Guilford County

North Carolina · Public K-12

140 public schools serving approximately 78,961 students, in a county of 547,940 residents.

Schools

140

15 districts

Enrollment

78,961

NCES CCD

Median income

$68,642

Above North Carolina avg

Free/reduced lunch

66.3%

Below North Carolina avg

Elementary

schools

Middle

schools

High

schools

Combined / other

schools

LARGEST DISTRICT

Guilford County Schools

68,894 students · 15 districts in Guilford County

County vs. school enrollment demographics

Left bar is the racial makeup of Guilford County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".

County residents

White

48%

Hispanic

10%

Black

34%

Asian

Two or more

Native American

Pacific Islander

School enrollment

White

28%

Hispanic

n/r

Black

42%

Asian

Two or more

Native American

Pacific Islander

Bachelor's+

39.0%

adults 25+

Poverty rate

10.3%

ACS 5-year

Unemployment

4.6%

civilian labor

Median age

22.0% under 18

All schools (140)

Largest A-Z Top rated

Name	City	Level	Grades	Enrollment	Rating
Northwest Guilford High	Greensboro	High	09-12	1,991	·
Grimsley High	Greensboro	High	09-12	1,899	·
Page High	Greensboro	High	09-12	1,744	·
Southwest Guilford High	High Point	High	09-12	1,662	·
James B Dudley High	Greensboro	High	09-12	1,491	·
Western Guilford High	Greensboro	High	09-12	1,444	·
Ben L. Smith High School	Greensboro	High	09-12	1,371	·
Northern Guilford High	Greensboro	High	09-12	1,364	·
Lucy Ragsdale High	Jamestown	High	09-12	1,346	·
Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA	Greensboro	Other	KG-12	1,337	·
Triad Math and Science Academy	Greensboro	Other	KG-12	1,321	·
Southeast Guilford High	Greensboro	High	09-12	1,273	·
Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem Upper	High Point	Other	KG-11	1,258	·
Eastern Guilford High	Gibsonville	High	09-12	1,198	·
Southwest Guilford Middle	High Point	Middle	06-08	1,101	·
High Point Central High	High Point	High	09-12	1,081	·
Eastern Guilford Middle	Gibsonville	Middle	06-08	980	·
Northeast Guilford High	Mcleansville	High	09-12	959	·
Northwest Guilford Middle	Greensboro	Middle	06-08	950	·
Jamestown Middle	Jamestown	Middle	06-08	940	·
Southern Guilford High	Greensboro	High	09-12	938	·
Kiser Middle	Greensboro	Middle	06-08	902	·
Southeast Guilford Middle	Greensboro	Middle	06-08	830	·
College Prep and Leadership Academy	Jamestown	Other	KG-12	821	·
Southwest Elementary	High Point	Elementary	KG-05	806	·
Northern Guilford Middle	Greensboro	Middle	06-08	792	·
Northeast Guilford Middle	Mcleansville	Middle	06-08	780	·
Summerfield Charter Academy	Summerfield	Elementary	KG-08	777	·
Greensboro Academy	Greensboro	Elementary	KG-08	766	·
Kernodle Middle	Greensboro	Middle	06-08	745	·
Western Guilford Middle	Greensboro	Middle	06-08	732	·
Rankin Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	726	·
Revolution Academy	Summerfield	Elementary	KG-08	724	·
T Wingate Andrews High	High Point	High	09-12	717	·
Oak Ridge Elementary	Oak Ridge	Elementary	PK-05	707	·
Allen Middle	Greensboro	Middle	06-08	703	·
Jefferson Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	696	·
David D Jones Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	695	·
Gate City Charter	Greensboro	Elementary	KG-08	683	·
EP Pearce Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	KG-05	667	·
Northern Guilford Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	KG-05	636	·
Florence Elementary	High Point	Elementary	PK-05	633	·
Otis L Hairston Sr Middle	Greensboro	Middle	06-08	631	·
Lincoln Academy	Greensboro	Middle	04-08	630	·
Mendenhall Middle	Greensboro	Middle	06-08	624	·
George C Simkins Jr Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	612	·
Guilford Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	611	·
Southern Guilford Middle	Greensboro	Middle	06-08	607	·
Pilot Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	593	·
Colfax Elementary	Colfax	Elementary	PK-05	579	·
Summerfield Elementary	Summerfield	Elementary	KG-05	568	·
Gibsonville Elementary	Gibsonville	Elementary	PK-05	564	·
Summit Creek Academy	Browns Summit	Elementary	KG-06	560	·
Jesse Wharton Elem	Greensboro	Elementary	KG-05	555	·
Guilford Preparatory Academy	Greensboro	Elementary	KG-08	551	·
Sedalia Elementary	Sedalia	Elementary	PK-05	550	·
Swann Middle School	Greensboro	Middle	06-08	542	·
Guilford eLearning University Prep	Greensboro	Elementary	KG-08	539	·
Ferndale Middle	High Point	Middle	06-08	537	·
Penn-Griffin Schools	High Point	High	06-12	537	·
Oak View Elementary	High Point	Elementary	PK-05	534	·
Irving Park Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	532	·
Morehead Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	KG-05	524	·
Union Hill Elementary	High Point	Elementary	PK-05	524	·
Hunter Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	522	·
Sumner Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	KG-05	519	·
Alamance Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	516	·
Brightwood Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	516	·
Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	511	·
Montlieu Academy of Technology	High Point	Elementary	PK-05	501	·
Reedy Fork Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	500	·
Allen Jay Elementary	High Point	Elementary	PK-05	490	·
Claxton Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	KG-05	490	·
Millis Road Elementary	Jamestown	Elementary	PK-05	486	·
Northwood Elementary	High Point	Elementary	PK-05	469	·
John Van Lindley Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	468	·
Sedgefield Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	466	·
Bessemer Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	465	·
Ceasar Cone Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	465	·
Ronald E. McNair Elementary	Browns Summit	Elementary	PK-05	457	·
Stokesdale Elementary	Stokesdale	Elementary	PK-05	456	·
Fairview Elementary	High Point	Elementary	PK-05	450	·
Jamestown Elementary	Jamestown	Elementary	PK-05	441	·
Pleasant Garden Elementary	Pleasant Garden	Elementary	PK-05	438	·
Next Generation Academy	Greensboro	Elementary	KG-06	434	·
Sternberger Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	KG-05	428	·
Piedmont Classical High School	Browns Summit	High	09-12	426	·
Triangle Lake Montessori Elem	High Point	Elementary	PK-05	424	·
Welborn Middle	High Point	Middle	06-08	419	·
Johnson Street Global Studies	High Point	Elementary	KG-08	411	·
Allen Jay Middle - A Preparatory Academy	High Point	Middle	05-08	402	·
Jackson Middle	Greensboro	Middle	06-08	402	·
Edwin A Alderman Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	395	·
General Greene Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	KG-05	393	·
Oak Hill Elementary	High Point	Elementary	PK-05	393	·
Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch	Greensboro	Other	03-12	379	·
Archer Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	368	·
The Experiential School of Greensboro	Greensboro	Elementary	KG-08	339	·
McLeansville Elementary	Mcleansville	Elementary	PK-05	330	·
Shadybrook Elementary	High Point	Elementary	PK-05	321	·
Brooks Global Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	KG-05	318	·
Cyrus P Frazier Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	307	·
Murphey Traditional Academy	Greensboro	Elementary	KG-05	305	·
Washington Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	304	·
Philip J Weaver Ed Center	Greensboro	High	09-12	295	·
Monticello-Brown Summit Elem	Browns Summit	Elementary	PK-05	294	·
Clara J Peck Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	268	·
GTCC Middle College High	Jamestown	High	09-13	264	·
Bluford Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	KG-05	263	·
Kirkman Park Elementary	High Point	Elementary	PK-05	259	·
Nathanael Greene Elementary	Liberty	Elementary	KG-05	256	·
Parkview Village Elementary	High Point	Elementary	PK-05	256	·
Southern Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	248	·
James Y Joyner Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	245	·
Vandalia Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	240	·
Julius I Foust Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	236	·
Brown Summit Middle	Browns Summit	Middle	06-08	235	·
Academy at Smith	Greensboro	High	09-12	223	·
Madison Elementary	Mcleansville	Elementary	KG-05	221	·
Gillespie Park Elementary	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	212	·
Wiley Accel/Enrichment	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	208	·
UNCG Early/Middle College	Greensboro	High	09-12	206	·
Early College at Guilford	Greensboro	High	09-12	195	·
Erwin Montessori	Greensboro	Elementary	PK-05	193	·
STEM Early College @ NC A&T SU	Greensboro	High	09-12	192	·
Middle College at GTCC-High Point	High Point	High	09-13	190	·
Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro	Greensboro	High	09-13	169	·
A&T Four Middle College	Greensboro	High	09-12	154	·
Kearns Academy	High Point	High	09-12	116	·
Haynes Inman Education Center	Jamestown	Other	PK-12	98	·
Gateway Education Center	Greensboro	Other	PK-12	88	·
GC Middle College High	Greensboro	High	11-12	83	·
C Joyner Greene Education Center	Jamestown	High	09-12	72	·
Aggie Academy	Greensboro	Elementary	03-05	70	·
Herbin Metz Education Center	Greensboro	Elementary	KG-08	65	·
SCALE School	Greensboro	High	06-12	16	·
Pruette SCALE Academy	High Point	High	06-12	11	·
Peeler Open Elementary	Greensboro	Middle	05-05	6	·
Middle College High at Bennett	Greensboro	High	09-12	0	·
Sylvia Mendez Newcomers School	High Point	Other	03-12	0	·

Frequently asked

How many K-12 schools serve Guilford County?

There are 140 public K-12 schools in Guilford County, North Carolina, with a combined enrollment of about 78,961.

What is the mix of elementary, middle, and high schools in Guilford County?

The county's public school system includes 78 elementary, 22 middle, 32 high, 8 combined-grade schools.

What is the largest school district in Guilford County?

Guilford County Schools is the largest school district in Guilford County, serving approximately 68,894 students. The county contains 15 school districts overall.

What is the population of Guilford County?

Guilford County, North Carolina has a population of approximately 547,940, with a median age of 38. About 22.0% of residents are under 18.

What is the median household income in Guilford County?

Median household income in Guilford County is $68,642, above the North Carolina average of $63,182. About 10.3% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

How educated are residents of Guilford County?

Approximately 39.0% of adults 25 and older in Guilford County hold a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.

What share of students in Guilford County qualify for free or reduced lunch?

Roughly 66.3% of students in Guilford County public schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common proxy for low-income enrollment. This is lower than the North Carolina county average of 68.8%.

What is the student-teacher ratio in Guilford County schools?

Across Guilford County public schools, the enrollment-weighted student-teacher ratio is approximately 16.7 to 1.

What is the racial makeup of Guilford County?

Guilford County residents are approximately 48% White, 10% Hispanic, 34% Black, 5% Asian, 9% two or more races according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.

What share of housing in Guilford County is owner-occupied?

Guilford County has about 238,032 housing units, of which roughly 59.9% are owner-occupied.

DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data