Total enrollment
10,667
-1,095 (-9%) vs SY 2017-18
25 schools in Caldwell County Schools
North Carolina · 10,667 students · 4 cities
Caldwell County Schools hosts 25 public K-12 schools inside North Carolina, collectively enrolling about 10,667 students (around 427 per campus).
7-year change in Caldwell County Schools
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
25
-1 (-4%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
72%
was 79%
% Hispanic
15%
was 11%
% Black
5%
was 5%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Caldwell County Schools
As a low-population district in North Carolina, Caldwell County Schools educates 10,667 students across 25 schools.
On the school-mix side, Caldwell County Schools consists of 14 elementary, 4 middle, 6 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Caldwell County Schools runs about 427 students per campus, 25% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 571.
Looking at the last 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 10,667 students, shrank 9% from the 11,762 reported in SY 2017-18. The school count fell from 26 to 25 across the same 7-year window. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 79% to 72% over the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Caldwell County Schools discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.