Hickory City Schools

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade

Public schools for Hickory, Long View and Brookford.

At a glance

3,735Students enrolled

9Schools

3Towns served

$12,093Spent per student

18:1Student–teacher ratio

99%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

Long ViewBrookford

Grades PK–2

Southwest Primary292 students · HickoryThis district

Grades 3–5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades PK–5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

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 proficiency43%

State average 41.9%

Reading / language arts44%

State average 47.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)88%

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

$12,093

per student each year · 7% below the NC average

Spending

Classroom instruction63%

Support & administration31%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)19%

State60%

Federal20%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,914’20

3,869’21

3,877’22

3,817’23

3,735’24

Students

White · 37%1,374

Hispanic · 26%981

Black · 20%743

Two or more races · 11%427

Asian · 5%197

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%11

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Hickory44,258 people

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Long View5,011 people

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Brookford390 people

Schools9 in district

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Viewmont ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 509 students · Hickory

CPublic 📚

Oakwood ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 336 students · Hickory

B+Public 📚

Southwest PrimaryElementary · Grades PK–2 · 292 students · Hickory

Public 📚

W M Jenkins ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 276 students · Hickory

B+Public 📚

Longview ElementaryElementary · Grades 3–5 · 269 students · Hickory

CPublic 📚

Northview MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 481 students · Hickory

B+Public 📚

Grandview MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 347 students · Hickory

C+Public 🏫

Hickory HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,024 students · Hickory

B+Public 🏫

Hickory Career Arts Magnet High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 201 students · Hickory

A-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Catawba County SchoolsConover · Newton · $11,777 per student

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Newton-Conover City SchoolsConover · Newton · $13,217 per student

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Burke County SchoolsHildebran · $12,539 per student

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Caldwell County SchoolsGranite Falls · $12,425 per student

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.