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 Sedalia.
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.