Total enrollment
5,416
-92 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Scotland County Schools
North Carolina · 5,416 students · 3 cities
Scotland County Schools in North Carolina runs 10 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 5,416 students (an average of 542 per school).
4-year change in Scotland County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
+1 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Scotland County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #97 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,416 | #60 of 116 | #1,766 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #73 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #20 of 116 | #4,642 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 99.2% | #17 of 114 | #272 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #31 of 111 | #690 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 Scotland County Schools
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from Scotland Early College High at 84.1% proficient to Scotland High School at 29.2%, a gap of 54.9 points. That is the 28th widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 4,560 to 4,327 students (down 5%) and from 313 to 302 full-time teachers (down 4%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland High School | Laurinburg | High | 09-12 | 1,294 |
| Laurel Hill Elementary | Laurel Hill | Elementary | PK-05 | 662 |
| South Johnson Elementary | Laurinburg | Elementary | PK-05 | 654 |
| Spring Hill Middle | Laurinburg | Middle | 06-08 | 593 |
| Carver Middle | Laurel Hill | Middle | 06-08 | 563 |
| Wagram Elementary | Wagram | Elementary | PK-05 | 508 |
| Sycamore Lane Primary | Laurinburg | Elementary | PK-02 | 435 |
| Sycamore Lane Elementary | Laurinburg | Elementary | 03-05 | 347 |
| Scotland Early College High | Laurinburg | High | 09-13 | 238 |
| Shaw Academy | Laurinburg | High | 06-12 | 122 |
About Scotland County Schools
As a small district in North Carolina, Scotland County Schools serves 5,416 students across 10 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Scotland County Schools consists of 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high schools.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 5,508 students in SY 2020-21 versus 5,416 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 9 to 10 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Scotland County Schools discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.