Total enrollment
8,743
+434 (+5%) vs SY 2017-18
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.
7-year change in Stanly County Schools
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
23
+2 (+10%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
63%
was 69%
% Hispanic
12%
was 9%
% Black
15%
was 14%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Stanly County Schools
Stanly County Schools is a rural-scale North Carolina school district running 23 campuses 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 campus, 33% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 571.
Over the past 7-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 8,743 students, rose 5% from the 8,309 reported in SY 2017-18. Over that span, Stanly County Schools gained 2 schools, going from 21 to 23. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 69% to 63% over the same window.
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