Total enrollment
5,205
-113 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
16 schools in Vance County Schools
North Carolina · 5,205 students · 2 cities
Public schools in the Vance County Schools system total 16 schools across North Carolina, with roughly 5,205 students enrolled (10 elementary, 2 middle, and 4 high).
4-year change in Vance County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
16
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Vance County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #104 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,205 | #62 of 116 | #1,846 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 16 | #51 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #97 of 116 | #7,342 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 98.3% | #59 of 114 | #412 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #73 of 111 | #2,655 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 Vance County Schools
State test results across the district's 14 scored schools run from Vance Co Early College at 88.4% proficient to Vance County High School at 16.2%, a gap of 72.2 points. That is the 3rd widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 15 district schools that reported both years went from 5,207 to 5,079 students (down 2%) and from 337 to 294 full-time teachers (down 13%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vance County High School | Henderson | High | 09-12 | 1,064 |
| Vance County Middle School | Henderson | Middle | 06-08 | 755 |
| Dabney Elementary | Henderson | Elementary | PK-05 | 385 |
| Aycock Elementary | Henderson | Elementary | PK-05 | 376 |
| Clarke Elementary | Henderson | Elementary | PK-05 | 364 |
| E M Rollins Elementary | Henderson | Elementary | PK-05 | 322 |
| Zeb Vance Elementary | Kittrell | Elementary | PK-05 | 298 |
| STEM Early High | Henderson | Middle | 06-08 | 281 |
| Pinkston Street Elementary | Henderson | Elementary | PK-05 | 262 |
| Vance Co Early College | Henderson | High | 09-13 | 236 |
| L B Yancey Elementary | Henderson | Elementary | PK-05 | 186 |
| E O Young Jr Elementary | Henderson | Elementary | PK-05 | 174 |
| Carver Elementary | Henderson | Elementary | PK-05 | 134 |
| New Hope Elementary | Henderson | Elementary | PK-05 | 130 |
| Vance Virtual Village Academy | Henderson | High | 06-12 | 126 |
| AdVance Academy | Henderson | High | 06-12 | 112 |
About Vance County Schools
Vance County Schools is a thinly populated North Carolina school district running 16 schools with combined enrollment near 5,205.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Vance County Schools consists of 10 elementary, 2 middle, and 4 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Vance County Schools is about 325, meaningfully below the North Carolina average of roughly 571.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 5,205 students, stayed largely flat from the 5,318 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Vance County Schools discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.