Total enrollment
22,661
+730 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
38 schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools
North Carolina · 22,661 students · 6 cities
Alamance-Burlington Schools's public schools, 38 in all, serve about 22,661 K-12 students inside North Carolina, an average of 596 per school.
4-year change in Alamance-Burlington Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
37
+2 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Alamance-Burlington Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #90 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 22,661 | #14 of 116 | #336 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 37 | #16 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #86 of 116 | #6,978 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 79.7% | #86 of 114 | #1,242 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #7 of 111 | #219 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Alamance-Burlington Schools
State test results across the district's 35 scored schools run from ABSS Early College at ACC at 93.8% proficient to North Graham Elementary at 19.1%, a gap of 74.7 points. That is the 2nd widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 35 district schools that reported both years went from 23,024 to 21,379 students (down 7%) and from 1,457 to 1,272 full-time teachers (down 13%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Alamance-Burlington Schools
Alamance-Burlington Schools is a medium-population public-school district in North Carolina. The district maintains 38 schools and serves approximately 22,661 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Alamance-Burlington Schools spans 20 elementary, 7 middle, and 11 high schools.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 22,661 students, grew 3% from the 21,931 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, Alamance-Burlington Schools gained 2 schools, going from 35 to 37.
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