Lee County Schools
Public
Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 C+School Grade
Public schools for Sanford and Broadway.
At a glance
9,168Students enrolled
16Schools
2Towns served
$13,003Spent per student
16:1Student–teacher ratio
99%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades K–5
WB Wicker Elementary or BT Bullock Elementary or J R Ingram Jr ElementaryDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
SanLee Middle School or East Lee Middle or West Lee MiddleDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Lee County High or Southern Lee High School or Lee Early CollegeDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
SanLee Middle School or East Lee Middle or West Lee MiddleDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Lee County High or Southern Lee High School or Lee Early CollegeDepends 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 proficiency31%
State average 41.9%
Reading / language arts39%
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
$13,003
per student each year · about the NC average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
9,422’20
9,241’21
9,143’22
9,051’23
9,168’24
Students
Hispanic · 44%4,028
White · 31%2,809
Black · 20%1,802
Two or more races · 5%430
Asian · 1%66
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%25
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools16 in district
WB Wicker ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 588 students · Sanford
DPublicJ Glenn Edwards ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 587 students · Sanford
C+PublicGreenwood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 571 students · Sanford
C+PublicTramway ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 559 students · Sanford
BPublicDeep River ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 557 students · Sanford
CPublicBT Bullock ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 511 students · Sanford
B-PublicBroadway ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 490 students · Broadway
C-PublicJ R Ingram Jr ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 419 students · Sanford
B-PublicSanLee Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 792 students · Sanford
C+PublicEast Lee MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 526 students · Sanford
C-PublicWest Lee MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 522 students · Sanford
CPublicLee County HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,459 students · Sanford
B-PublicSouthern Lee High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,180 students · Sanford
B-PublicLee Early CollegeHigh · Grades 9–13 · 272 students · Sanford
A+PublicBragg Street AcademyHigh · Grades 6–12 · 40 students · Sanford
DPublicFloyd L Knight Children CenterOther · Grades PK–12 · 95 students · Sanford
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.