Stokes County Schools
Public
Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade
Public schools for King, Walnut Cove and Danbury.
At a glance
5,553Students enrolled
17Schools
3Towns served
$13,752Spent per student
15:1Student–teacher ratio
82%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades 6–8
Chestnut Grove Middle School or Southeastern Stokes Middle School or Piney Grove Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
Chestnut Grove Middle School or Southeastern Stokes Middle School or Piney Grove Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased 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 proficiency48%
State average 41.9%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 47.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
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
$13,752
per student each year · 5% above the NC average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
5,357’20
5,298’21
5,387’22
5,380’23
5,553’24
Students
White · 85%4,743
Hispanic · 7%363
Two or more races · 4%243
Black · 3%173
Asian · 0%22
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%8
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools17 in district
Poplar Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 495 students · King
B+PublicKing Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 383 students · King
B-PublicMount Olive Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 316 students · King
B+PublicWalnut Cove Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 298 students · Walnut Cove
CPublicLondon Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 230 students · Walnut Cove
BPublicSandy Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 213 students · Sandy Ridge
B+PublicNancy Reynolds Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 192 students · Westfield
C+PublicGermanton Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 165 students · Germanton
C+PublicPinnacle Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 162 students · Pinnacle
C+PublicChestnut Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 662 students · King
BPublicSoutheastern Stokes Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 413 students · Walnut Cove
B-PublicPiney Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 189 students · Lawsonville
BPublicWest Stokes High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 799 students · King
A-PublicSouth Stokes High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 538 students · Walnut Cove
B+PublicNorth Stokes High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 280 students · Danbury
A-PublicStokes Early College High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–13 · 159 students · Walnut Cove
A+PublicStokes County AcademyHigh · Grades 6–12 · 59 students · Lawsonville
DPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
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.