Total enrollment
14,994
-352 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
32 schools in Randolph County School System
North Carolina · 14,994 students · 10 cities
Randolph County School System (North Carolina) covers 32 public K-12 schools and approximately 14,994 students, averaging 469 per school.
4-year change in Randolph County School System
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
32
+1 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Randolph County School System ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #67 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 14,994 | #23 of 116 | #558 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 32 | #20 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #55 of 116 | #6,105 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 87.1% | #79 of 114 | #850 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #75 of 111 | #2,686 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 Randolph County School System
State test results across the district's 31 scored schools run from Randolph Early College High School at 79.5% proficient to Eastern Randolph High School at 17.4%, a gap of 62.1 points. That is the 18th widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 31 district schools that reported both years went from 16,874 to 14,895 students (down 12%) and from 1,063 to 949 full-time teachers (down 11%), 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 Randolph County School System
Randolph County School System administers 32 public schools across North Carolina, collectively enrolling roughly 14,994 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Randolph County School System comprises 18 elementary, 6 middle, and 8 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Randolph County School System runs about 469 students per school, 18% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 571.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 15,346 students in SY 2020-21 versus 14,994 in SY 2024-25. Randolph County School System now counts 32 public schools, up from 31 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Randolph County School System discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.