Total enrollment
67,620
+175 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
127 schools in Guilford County Schools
North Carolina · 68,535 students · 13 cities
Across Guilford County Schools (North Carolina), 127 public K-12 schools serve approximately 68,535 students, an average of 540 per school.
4-year change in Guilford County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
120
-3 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Guilford County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #62 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 68,535 | #3 of 116 | #53 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 123 | #3 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #40 of 116 | #5,781 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 90.1% | #76 of 114 | #717 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #11 of 111 | #294 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 Guilford County Schools
State test results across the district's 107 scored schools run from Philip J Weaver Ed Center at 88.4% proficient to James B Dudley High at 23.5%, a gap of 64.9 points. That is the 16th widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 118 district schools that reported both years went from 70,840 to 67,151 students (down 5%) and from 4,424 to 4,364 full-time teachers (down 1%), 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 Guilford County Schools
Across 127 schools, Guilford County Schools hosts about 68,535 students in North Carolina. By footprint it is an average-sized district.
On the school-mix side, Guilford County Schools covers 71 elementary, 20 middle, 30 high schools, and 6 combined or other.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 67,620 students, remained close to its prior level from the 67,445 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count fell from 123 to 120 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Guilford County Schools discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.