Total enrollment
2,654
-416 (-14%) vs SY 2017-18
7 schools in Newton Conover City Schools
North Carolina · 2,654 students · 2 cities
Newton Conover City Schools runs 7 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES data, with combined enrollment near 2,654 and an average school size of 379.
7-year change in Newton Conover City Schools
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
40%
was 47%
% Hispanic
31%
was 27%
% Black
11%
was 13%
% Asian
8%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton-Conover High | Newton | High | 09-12 | 724 |
| Newton-Conover Middle | Conover | Middle | 06-08 | 559 |
| Shuford Elementary | Conover | Elementary | KG-05 | 402 |
| North Newton Elementary | Newton | Elementary | KG-05 | 388 |
| South Newton Elementary | Newton | Elementary | PK-05 | 328 |
| Discovery High School | Newton | High | 09-12 | 146 |
| Conover Special Education | Conover | Combined | PK-12 | 107 |
About Newton Conover City Schools
Across 7 schools, Newton Conover City Schools instructs about 2,654 students in North Carolina. By footprint it is a small district.
Looking at the level breakdown, Newton Conover City Schools is built around 3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Newton Conover City Schools is about 379, lower than the North Carolina average of roughly 571.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment fell 14%: 3,070 students in SY 2017-18 versus 2,654 in SY 2024-25. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 47% to 40% over the same window.
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