Total enrollment
8,743
+471 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
23 schools in Stanly County Schools
North Carolina · 8,743 students · 8 cities
Across 23 public schools, Stanly County Schools (North Carolina) serves approximately 8,743 K-12 students across 11 elementary, 4 middle, and 7 high.
4-year change in Stanly County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
23
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Stanly County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #35 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,743 | #40 of 116 | #1,070 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 23 | #33 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #41 of 116 | #5,833 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 98.8% | #38 of 114 | #353 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #65 of 111 | #2,157 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 Stanly County Schools
State test results across the district's 20 scored schools run from Stanly Early College High at 87.2% proficient to Albemarle High at 21.6%, a gap of 65.5 points. That is the 14th widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 21 district schools that reported both years went from 8,309 to 8,498 students (up 2%) and from 578 to 563 full-time teachers (down 3%), 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 Stanly County Schools
Stanly County Schools is a rural-scale North Carolina school district running 23 schools with combined enrollment near 8,743.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Stanly County Schools consists of 11 elementary, 4 middle, 7 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Stanly County Schools runs about 380 students per school, 33% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 571.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 8,743 students, rose 6% from the 8,272 reported in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Stanly County Schools discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.