Total enrollment
10,667
-24 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
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 school).
4-year change in Caldwell County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
25
+1 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Caldwell County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #57 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,667 | #35 of 116 | #855 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 25 | #28 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #100 of 116 | #7,405 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 94.5% | #73 of 114 | #554 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #86 of 111 | #3,512 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 Caldwell County Schools
State test results across the district's 22 scored schools run from Caldwell Early College at 79.2% proficient to West Caldwell High at 29.9%, a gap of 49.3 points. That is the 38th widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 24 district schools that reported both years went from 11,484 to 10,529 students (down 8%) and from 794 to 607 full-time teachers (down 24%), 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 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 school, 25% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 571.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 10,667 students, stayed largely flat from the 10,691 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 24 to 25 across the same 4-year 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.