Total enrollment
5,553
-39 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
19 schools in Stokes County Schools
North Carolina · 5,758 students · 9 cities
Stokes County Schools runs the local public-school system inside North Carolina: 19 K-12 schools serving roughly 5,758 students, with 11 elementary, 3 middle, and 5 high.
4-year change in Stokes County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
17
-2 (-11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Stokes County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #45 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,758 | #56 of 116 | #1,654 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 19 | #42 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #26 of 116 | #5,103 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 81.6% | #85 of 114 | #1,124 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.2% | #110 of 111 | #5,160 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 Stokes County Schools
State test results across the district's 16 scored schools run from Mount Olive Elementary School at 71.2% proficient to South Stokes High School at 36.2%, a gap of 35.0 points. That is the 70th widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 17 district schools that reported both years went from 5,721 to 5,553 students (down 3%) and from 409 to 380 full-time teachers (down 7%), 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 Stokes County Schools
Stokes County Schools maintains 19 public schools across North Carolina, collectively instructing roughly 5,758 students.
On the school-mix side, Stokes County Schools is built around 11 elementary, 3 middle, and 5 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 303 in this district, below the North Carolina typical of 571.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Stokes County Schools has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 5,592 students to 5,553. Stokes County Schools now counts 17 public schools, down from 19 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Stokes County Schools discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.