Total enrollment
13,085
+905 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
24 schools in Moore County Schools
North Carolina · 13,085 students · 10 cities
Moore County Schools in North Carolina runs 24 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 13,085 students (an average of 545 per school).
4-year change in Moore County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
23
+1 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Moore County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #6 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 13,085 | #27 of 116 | #665 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 23 | #31 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #109 of 116 | #7,766 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 63.5% | #97 of 114 | #2,486 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #63 of 111 | #2,048 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 Moore County Schools
State test results across the district's 21 scored schools run from Pinehurst Elementary at 87.0% proficient to North Moore High at 39.9%, a gap of 47.1 points. That is the 43rd widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 21 district schools that reported both years went from 12,112 to 12,095 students (unchanged) and from 760 to 671 full-time teachers (down 12%), 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 Moore County Schools
Across 24 schools, Moore County Schools enrolls about 13,085 students in North Carolina. By footprint it is a small district.
Looking at the level breakdown, Moore County Schools comprises 14 elementary, 5 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Moore County Schools has grew 7% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 12,180 students to 13,085. Moore County Schools now counts 23 public schools, up from 22 in SY 2020-21.
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