Vance County Schools
Public
Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade
Public schools for Henderson, Middleburg and Kittrell.
At a glance
5,205Students enrolled
16Schools
3Towns served
$14,623Spent per student
17:1Student–teacher ratio
98%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs NC
Math proficiency20%
State average 41.9%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 47.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 87.7%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$14,623
per student each year · 12% above the NC average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
5,318’20
5,323’21
5,269’22
5,368’23
5,205’24
Students
Black · 65%3,380
Hispanic · 21%1,076
White · 9%487
Two or more races · 4%212
Asian · 1%43
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%4
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools16 in district
Dabney ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 385 students · Henderson
D-PublicAycock ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 376 students · Henderson
C+PublicClarke ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 364 students · Henderson
D-PublicE M Rollins ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 322 students · Henderson
DPublicZeb Vance ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 298 students · Kittrell
C-PublicPinkston Street ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 262 students · Henderson
C-PublicL B Yancey ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 186 students · Henderson
DPublicE O Young Jr ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 174 students · Henderson
DPublicCarver ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 134 students · Henderson
DPublicNew Hope ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 130 students · Henderson
DPublicVance County Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 755 students · Henderson
DPublicSTEM Early HighMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 281 students · Henderson
A-PublicVance County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,064 students · Henderson
DPublicVance Co Early CollegeHigh · Grades 9–13 · 236 students · Henderson
A+PublicVance Virtual Village AcademyHigh · Grades 6–12 · 126 students · Henderson
DPublicAdVance AcademyHigh · Grades 6–12 · 112 students · Henderson
D-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.