B−
Guilford County Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns
Serves Greensboro, High Point, Summerfield, Gibsonville, Oak Ridge, Stokesdale, Pleasant Garden, Jamestown, Sedalia and Whitsett, and parts of Burlington, Kernersville and Archdale.
Students
67,620
Schools
122
Spent per student
$14,307
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Debt
$547.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Guilford County Schools
- School Grade B−: better than 49% of North Carolina districts
- Spends 10% more per student than the NC average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $547.4M, about $8,095 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Seagrove.
K–5Seagrove Elementary SchoolRandolph County Schools
6–87 middle schoolsRandolph County Schools
9–128 high schoolsRandolph County Schools
Test scores vs. NC
2020–21Math proficiency39%
State average 41.9%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 47.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 87.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,307 per student · 10% above NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 49%Federal 22%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
66,508’20
67,562’21
68,007’22
66,917’23
67,620’24
About steady.
Students
Black 42%White 26%Hispanic 19%Asian 7%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
122 public schools.
Southwest Elementary
A+808 students17:1
Oak Ridge Elementary
A+712 students16:1
Jefferson Elementary
B698 students14:1
Rankin Elementary
C−673 students14:1
Julius I Foust Elementary
D661 students16:1
David D Jones Elementary
B660 students13:1
EP Pearce Elementary
A+653 students16:1
Clara J Peck Elementary
C−638 students15:1
Florence Elementary
B+628 students15:1
Guilford Elementary
C623 students15:1
Northern Guilford Elementary
A622 students16:1
Gibsonville Elementary
B595 students14:1
George C Simkins Jr Elementary
C−588 students18:1
Colfax Elementary
A587 students16:1
Summerfield Elementary
A584 students16:1
Claxton Elementary
B+579 students15:1
Pilot Elementary
B556 students15:1
Sumner Elementary
C−549 students19:1
Irving Park Elementary
B−541 students15:1
Reedy Fork Elementary
C538 students15:1
Sedalia Elementary
C+535 students15:1
Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary
D−530 students14:1
Jesse Wharton Elem
A521 students14:1
John Van Lindley Elementary
B−521 students14:1
Bessemer Elementary
D509 students16:1
Morehead Elementary
B+509 students14:1
Hunter Elementary
C505 students12:1
Northwood Elementary
C−502 students16:1
Alamance Elementary
A499 students15:1
Montlieu Academy of Technology
C−499 students17:1
Union Hill Elementary
C495 students15:1
Oak View Elementary
D491 students16:1
Sedgefield Elementary
C−489 students16:1
Brightwood Elementary
C−488 students15:1
Stokesdale Elementary
A473 students16:1
Sternberger Elementary
A469 students16:1
Allen Jay Elementary
C+467 students12:1
Jamestown Elementary
B453 students16:1
Pleasant Garden Elementary
B453 students15:1
Ronald E. McNair Elementary
C−447 students15:1
Millis Road Elementary
A−444 students15:1
Fairview Elementary
C−442 students15:1
General Greene Elementary
A−423 students14:1
Ceasar Cone Elementary
D−412 students14:1
Oak Hill Elementary
D411 students15:1
Edwin A Alderman Elementary
C392 students14:1
Triangle Lake Montessori Elem
C+390 students14:1
Johnson Street Global Studies
C389 students12:1
McLeansville Elementary
C+332 students13:1
Cyrus P Frazier Elementary
C−327 students15:1
Shadybrook Elementary
B−319 students13:1
Brooks Global Elementary
A314 students14:1
Parkview Village Elementary
C−297 students13:1
Monticello-Brown Summit Elem
C291 students13:1
Guilford eLearning University Prep
C284 students9:1
James Y Joyner Elementary
C274 students14:1
Bluford Elementary
C−266 students12:1
Nathanael Greene Elementary
B263 students14:1
Vandalia Elementary
C−257 students15:1
Kirkman Park Elementary
C236 students10:1
Erwin Montessori
B−221 students14:1
Gillespie Park Elementary
D215 students15:1
Southern Elementary
A−215 students13:1
Washington Elementary
D214 students15:1
Madison Elementary
B−204 students14:1
Herbin Metz Education Center
D−68 students4:1
Kiser Middle
B−1,074 students17:1
Southwest Guilford Middle
B−1,032 students18:1
Jamestown Middle
C949 students17:1
Northwest Guilford Middle
A915 students18:1
Mendenhall Middle
B−905 students16:1
Eastern Guilford Middle
C901 students16:1
Southeast Guilford Middle
C+826 students17:1
Northern Guilford Middle
A−780 students17:1
Western Guilford Middle
C731 students15:1
Kernodle Middle
A−707 students17:1
Lincoln Academy
B+696 students17:1
Northeast Guilford Middle
D675 students15:1
Otis L Hairston Sr Middle
D658 students17:1
Southern Guilford Middle
C−620 students17:1
Allen Middle
C−617 students14:1
Ferndale Middle
C−486 students15:1
Jackson Middle
D458 students16:1
Allen Jay Middle - A Preparatory Academy
B−392 students16:1
Welborn Middle
D376 students13:1
Brown Summit Middle
A+242 students17:1
Northwest Guilford High
A2,055 students20:1
Grimsley High
A−1,967 students20:1
Page High
B1,648 students19:1
Southwest Guilford High
B+1,547 students18:1
James B Dudley High
C+1,403 students17:1
Ben L. Smith High School
C1,348 students16:1
Lucy Ragsdale High
B+1,292 students16:1
Northern Guilford High
A−1,251 students20:1
Western Guilford High
B+1,243 students17:1
Southeast Guilford High
B+1,209 students16:1
Eastern Guilford High
C1,200 students17:1
High Point Central High
B−1,005 students13:1
Northeast Guilford High
C977 students14:1
Southern Guilford High
C934 students15:1
T Wingate Andrews High
C−753 students15:1
Penn-Griffin Schools
C+539 students13:1
Philip J Weaver Ed Center
A+260 students7:1
GTCC Middle College High
A−255 students16:1
Academy at Smith
A−246 students12:1
UNCG Early/Middle College
A+199 students15:1
Middle College at GTCC-High Point
A194 students18:1
Early College at Guilford
A+193 students23:1
STEM Early College @ NC A&T SU
B192 students18:1
A&T Four Middle College
C+162 students12:1
Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro
A162 students15:1
Kearns Academy
A108 students8:1
GC Middle College High
C−106 students15:1
C Joyner Greene Education Center
D−67 students5:1
SCALE School
15 students2:1
Pruette SCALE Academy
10 students1:1
Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch
D−326 students13:1
Sylvia Mendez Newcomers School
185 students12:1
Gateway Education Center
D−146 students8:1
Haynes Inman Education Center
D135 students7:1
Swann Middle School
0 students
Visual and Performing Arts School
0 students
Towns served
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.