Total enrollment
2,654
-234 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
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.
4-year change in Newton Conover City Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Newton Conover City Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #34 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,654 | #87 of 116 | #3,607 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #88 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #34 of 116 | #5,605 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 84.3% | #81 of 114 | #981 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #9 of 111 | #239 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 Newton Conover City Schools
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Discovery High School at 78.5% proficient to Newton-Conover High at 40.8%, a gap of 37.7 points. That is the 64th widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 3,070 to 2,654 students (down 14%) and from 195 to 176 full-time teachers (down 10%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 8%: 2,888 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,654 in SY 2024-25.
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