Total enrollment
2,924
-39 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Anson County Schools
North Carolina · 2,924 students · 6 cities
Anson County Schools reports 10 public K-12 schools to NCES, with combined enrollment of roughly 2,924 North Carolina students (5 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in Anson County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Anson County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #93 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,924 | #83 of 116 | #3,302 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #74 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #83 of 116 | #6,911 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 98.9% | #31 of 114 | #316 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #57 of 111 | #1,507 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 Anson County Schools
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Anson Co. Early College High at 64.2% proficient to Wadesboro Elementary at 30.1%, a gap of 34.2 points. That is the 74th widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 3,273 to 2,924 students (down 11%) and from 201 to 176 full-time teachers (down 12%), 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anson High School | Wadesboro | High | 09-12 | 705 |
| Peachland-Polkton Elem | Peachland | Elementary | KG-06 | 473 |
| Anson Middle | Wadesboro | Middle | 07-08 | 414 |
| Wadesboro Primary | Wadesboro | Elementary | KG-03 | 295 |
| Lilesville Elementary | Lilesville | Elementary | KG-06 | 257 |
| Wadesboro Elementary | Wadesboro | Middle | 04-06 | 215 |
| Anson Co. Early College High | Polkton | High | 09-13 | 210 |
| Morven Elementary | Morven | Elementary | KG-06 | 197 |
| Ansonville Elementary | Ansonville | Elementary | KG-06 | 158 |
| Anson Axis | Wadesboro | Combined | M-M | · |
About Anson County Schools
As a rural-scale district in North Carolina, Anson County Schools educates 2,924 students across 10 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Anson County Schools consists of 5 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 292 in this district, below the North Carolina typical of 571.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 2,963 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,924 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Anson County Schools discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.