Total enrollment
6,982
-92 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in Orange County Schools
North Carolina · 6,982 students · 3 cities
Looking at the Orange County Schools system: 13 public K-12 schools serving approximately 6,982 students inside North Carolina, averaging 537 per school.
4-year change in Orange County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Orange County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #26 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,982 | #49 of 116 | #1,355 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #61 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #44 of 116 | #5,900 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 56.9% | #99 of 114 | #3,228 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #37 of 111 | #806 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 Orange County Schools
State test results across the district's 12 scored schools run from Hillsborough Elementary at 80.1% proficient to Orange High at 44.5%, a gap of 35.7 points. That is the 68th widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 7,377 to 6,982 students (down 5%) and from 541 to 452 full-time teachers (down 16%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange High | Hillsborough | High | 09-12 | 1,161 |
| Cedar Ridge High | Hillsborough | High | 09-12 | 1,148 |
| A L Stanback Middle | Hillsborough | Middle | 06-08 | 648 |
| Efland Cheeks Elementary | Efland | Elementary | PK-05 | 532 |
| New Hope Elementary | Chapel Hill | Elementary | PK-05 | 528 |
| River Park Elementary | Hillsborough | Elementary | PK-05 | 523 |
| Orange Middle | Hillsborough | Middle | 06-08 | 514 |
| Hillsborough Elementary | Hillsborough | Elementary | PK-05 | 435 |
| Gravelly Hill Middle | Efland | Middle | 06-08 | 415 |
| Grady Brown Elementary | Hillsborough | Elementary | PK-05 | 406 |
| Pathways Elementary | Hillsborough | Elementary | PK-05 | 371 |
| Central Elementary | Hillsborough | Elementary | PK-05 | 261 |
| Partnership Academy | Hillsborough | High | 09-12 | 40 |
About Orange County Schools
As a low-population district in North Carolina, Orange County Schools hosts 6,982 students across 13 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, Orange County Schools comprises 7 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 7,074 students in SY 2020-21 versus 6,982 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Orange County Schools discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.