Moore County Schools
Public
Regional · 11 towns Grades PK–12 B+School Grade
Public schools for Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen, Whispering Pines, Carthage, Foxfire, Robbins, Pinebluff, Vass, Taylortown and Cameron, and parts of Candor.
At a glance
13,085Students enrolled
24Schools
11Towns served
$11,763Spent per student
18:1Student–teacher ratio
64%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades 9–12
Pinecrest High or Union Pines High or North Moore HighDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–5
McDeeds Creek Elementary or Southern Pines ElementaryDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Pinecrest High or Union Pines High or North Moore HighDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Pinecrest High or Union Pines High or North Moore HighDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Pinecrest High or Union Pines High or North Moore HighDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Pinecrest High or Union Pines High or North Moore HighDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Pinecrest High or Union Pines High or North Moore HighDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Pinecrest High or Union Pines High or North Moore HighDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Pinecrest High or Union Pines High or North Moore HighDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Pinecrest High or Union Pines High or North Moore HighDepends 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 arts54%
State average 47.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
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
$11,763
per student each year · 10% below the NC average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
12,180’20
12,828’21
13,008’22
12,990’23
13,085’24
Students
White · 62%8,089
Hispanic · 16%2,132
Black · 13%1,644
Two or more races · 7%979
Asian · 1%144
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%83
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Pinehurst18,256 people
Southern Pines16,420 people
Aberdeen9,228 people
Whispering Pines5,211 people
Carthage2,896 people
Foxfire1,925 people
Robbins1,893 people
Pinebluff1,806 people
Vass1,644 people
Taylortown764 people
Cameron364 people
Also covers small parts of Candor.
Schools24 in district
McDeeds Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 707 students · Southern Pines
APublicAberdeen ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 675 students · Aberdeen
C-PublicSouthern Pines ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 600 students · Southern Pines
B-PublicPinehurst ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 584 students · Pinehurst
APublicVass-Lakeview ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 511 students · Vass
B+PublicWest End ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 413 students · West End
APublicWest Pine ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 383 students · West End
B+PublicSandhills Farm Life ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 379 students · Carthage
BPublicRobbins ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 378 students · Robbins
C-PublicCarthage ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 350 students · Carthage
BPublicHighfalls ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 293 students · Bennett
B+PublicWestmoore ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 268 students · Seagrove
CPublicCameron ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 215 students · Cameron
C+PublicWest Pine MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 717 students · West End
A-PublicSouthern MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 620 students · Aberdeen
C+PublicNew Century MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 602 students · Cameron
B+PublicCrain's Creek MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 481 students · Carthage
B-PublicElise MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 192 students · Robbins
C-PublicPinecrest HighHigh · Grades 9–13 · 2,290 students · Southern Pines
APublicUnion Pines HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,462 students · Cameron
APublicNorth Moore HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 605 students · Robbins
A-PublicThe Community Learning Center @ PinckneyHigh · Grades 6–12 · 77 students · Carthage
D-PublicConnect AcademyOther · Grades K–12 · 283 students · West End
PublicMoore Innovative High SchoolGrades M · Pinehurst
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.