Total enrollment
4,658
+27 (+1%) vs SY 2017-18
11 schools in Watauga County Schools
North Carolina · 4,658 students · 5 cities
Watauga County Schools runs 11 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES counts, with total enrollment near 4,658 (9 elementary and 2 high).
7-year change in Watauga County Schools
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
+1 (+10%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
82%
was 85%
% Hispanic
12%
was 10%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watauga High | Boone | High | 09-12 | 1,289 |
| Hardin Park Elementary | Boone | Elementary | PK-08 | 854 |
| Parkway Elementary | Boone | Elementary | PK-08 | 610 |
| Blowing Rock Elementary | Blowing Rock | Elementary | PK-08 | 409 |
| Valle Crucis Elementary | Boone | Elementary | PK-08 | 345 |
| Green Valley Elementary | Boone | Elementary | PK-08 | 292 |
| Watauga Innovation Academy | Boone | High | 09-12 | 292 |
| Cove Creek Elementary | Vilas | Elementary | PK-08 | 289 |
| Mabel Elementary | Zionville | Elementary | PK-08 | 140 |
| Bethel Elementary | Sugar Grove | Elementary | PK-08 | 128 |
| Watauga Virtual Academy | Boone | Elementary | KG-08 | 10 |
About Watauga County Schools
As a sparse district in North Carolina, Watauga County Schools hosts 4,658 students across 11 schools.
In terms of grade levels, Watauga County Schools covers 9 elementary and 2 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Watauga County Schools runs about 423 students per campus, 26% lower than the state mean of roughly 571.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 4,631 students in SY 2017-18 versus 4,658 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 10 to 11 across the same 7-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Watauga County Schools discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.