Total enrollment
5,174
+69 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in Yadkin County Schools
North Carolina · 5,174 students · 5 cities
Yadkin County Schools's footprint covers 14 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 5,174 (an average of 370 per school).
4-year change in Yadkin County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Yadkin County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #60 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,174 | #63 of 116 | #1,862 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #55 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #110 of 116 | #7,783 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 83.1% | #83 of 114 | #1,046 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #80 of 111 | #3,059 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 Yadkin County Schools
State test results across the district's 13 scored schools run from Yadkin Early College at 85.2% proficient to Starmount High at 34.2%, a gap of 51.0 points. That is the 36th widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 14 district schools that reported both years went from 5,453 to 5,174 students (down 5%) and from 360 to 285 full-time teachers (down 21%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbush High | East Bend | High | 08-12 | 787 |
| Forbush Middle | East Bend | Middle | 06-08 | 598 |
| Starmount High | Boonville | High | 09-12 | 556 |
| Starmount Middle | Boonville | Middle | 06-09 | 502 |
| Yadkinville Elementary | Yadkinville | Elementary | PK-05 | 478 |
| West Yadkin Elementary | Hamptonville | Elementary | PK-05 | 422 |
| Boonville Elementary | Boonville | Combined | PK-12 | 365 |
| Jonesville Elementary | Jonesville | Elementary | PK-05 | 268 |
| Fall Creek Elementary | East Bend | Elementary | PK-05 | 251 |
| Courtney Elementary | Yadkinville | Elementary | PK-05 | 250 |
| East Bend Elementary | East Bend | Elementary | PK-05 | 246 |
| Forbush Elementary | East Bend | Elementary | PK-05 | 208 |
| Yadkin Early College | Yadkinville | High | 09-13 | 200 |
| Yadkin Success Academy | Yadkinville | High | 06-12 | 43 |
About Yadkin County Schools
Yadkin County Schools administers 14 public schools across North Carolina, collectively hosting roughly 5,174 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Yadkin County Schools is made up of 7 elementary, 2 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Yadkin County Schools runs about 370 students per school, 35% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 571.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Yadkin County Schools has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 5,105 students to 5,174.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Yadkin County Schools discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.