Total enrollment
12,619
-359 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
23 schools in Henderson County Schools
North Carolina · 12,619 students · 6 cities
Looking at the Henderson County Schools system: 23 public K-12 schools serving approximately 12,619 students inside North Carolina, averaging 549 per school.
4-year change in Henderson County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
23
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Henderson County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #20 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 12,619 | #28 of 116 | #694 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 23 | #30 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #31 of 116 | #5,474 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 62.7% | #98 of 114 | #2,571 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #69 of 111 | #2,296 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 Henderson County Schools
State test results across the district's 21 scored schools run from Glenn C Marlow Elementary at 80.5% proficient to Dana Elementary at 26.9%, a gap of 53.5 points. That is the 32nd widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 23 district schools that reported both years went from 13,520 to 12,619 students (down 7%) and from 901 to 839 full-time teachers (down 7%), 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 Henderson County Schools
Henderson County Schools is a small North Carolina school district running 23 schools with combined enrollment near 12,619.
For a sense of the school types, Henderson County Schools comprises 13 elementary, 4 middle, and 6 high schools.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Henderson County Schools has declined 3% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 12,978 students to 12,619.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Henderson County Schools discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.