Total enrollment
8,732
+140 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in Hoke County Schools
North Carolina · 8,732 students · 3 cities
14 public K-12 schools sit under Hoke County Schools in North Carolina, serving roughly 8,732 students (8 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Hoke County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
+1 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Hoke County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #80 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,732 | #41 of 116 | #1,073 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #54 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #61 of 116 | #6,256 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 99.5% | #4 of 114 | #209 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.1% | #1 of 111 | #56 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 Hoke County Schools
State test results across the district's 13 scored schools run from SandHoke Early College High at 86.5% proficient to Hawk Eye Elementary at 26.1%, a gap of 60.4 points. That is the 19th widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 14 district schools that reported both years went from 8,946 to 8,732 students (down 2%) and from 571 to 552 full-time teachers (down 3%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoke County High | Raeford | High | 09-12 | 2,110 |
| East Hoke Middle | Raeford | Middle | 06-08 | 771 |
| West Hoke Middle | Raeford | Middle | 06-08 | 656 |
| Upchurch Elementary | Raeford | Elementary | PK-05 | 646 |
| Don D Steed Elementary | Raeford | Elementary | PK-05 | 628 |
| Scurlock Elementary | Raeford | Elementary | PK-05 | 611 |
| Rockfish Hoke Elementary | Raeford | Elementary | PK-05 | 606 |
| Sandy Grove Middle | Lumber Bridge | Middle | 06-08 | 604 |
| Sandy Grove Elementary | Lumber Bridge | Elementary | PK-05 | 557 |
| West Hoke Elementary | Raeford | Elementary | PK-05 | 467 |
| SandHoke Early College High | Raeford | High | 09-13 | 418 |
| Hawk Eye Elementary | Red Springs | Elementary | PK-05 | 328 |
| J W McLauchlin Elementary | Raeford | Elementary | KG-05 | 304 |
| J W Turlington School | Raeford | High | 06-12 | 26 |
About Hoke County Schools
Hoke County Schools is a rural-scale North Carolina school district running 14 schools with combined enrollment near 8,732.
For a sense of the school types, Hoke County Schools covers 8 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 8,732 students, held roughly steady from the 8,592 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, Hoke County Schools added 1 school, going from 13 to 14.
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