NC Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt 2023 | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
NC Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt 2023 | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Piedmont Community Charter School registered the highest enrollment among Gaston County's 56 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 1,856 students.
North Carolina's public schools are facing a significant funding gap, with a per-student expenditure of $10,519 - well below the national average of $14,295.
This financial strain is further compounded by a significant challenge in staffing with a staggering 58.4% surge in vacant teaching positions in the 2021-22 school year, leaving over 5,000 classrooms without qualified instructors.
Enrollment in Gaston County Over 9 Years
Enrollment in Gaston County Schools Compared to Previous Year
| School name | Total Enrollment in 2021-22 | Total Enrollment in 2022-23 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Community Charter School | 1,825 | 1,856 | 1.7% |
| Mountain Island Charter School | 1,646 | 1,687 | 2.5% |
| Ashbrook High School | 1,208 | 1,260 | 4.3% |
| North Gaston High School | 1,073 | 1,083 | 0.9% |
| Forestview High School | 980 | 1,057 | 7.9% |
| Hunter Huss High School | 1,031 | 1,056 | 2.4% |
| Stuart W. Cramer High School | 921 | 935 | 1.5% |
| Pleasant Ridge Elementary School | - | 873 | - |
| East Gaston High School | 821 | 855 | 4.1% |
| Southwest Middle School | 773 | 812 | 5% |
| Holbrook Middle School | 756 | 772 | 2.1% |
| Belmont Central Elementary School | 675 | 682 | 1% |
| Stanley Middle School | 676 | 664 | -1.8% |
| Carr Elementary School | 629 | 629 | 0% |
| W. A. Bess Elementary School | - | 621 | - |
| W. P. Grier Middle School | 625 | 613 | -1.9% |
| W. C. Friday Middle School | 592 | 603 | 1.9% |
| Community Public Charter | 476 | 599 | 25.8% |
| Mount Holly Middle School | 603 | 549 | -9% |
| Bessemer City High School | 541 | 536 | -0.9% |
| H. H. Beam Elementary School | 484 | 521 | 7.6% |
| Brookside Elementary School | 464 | 515 | 11% |
| Gardner Park Elementary School | 492 | 513 | 4.3% |
| Highland School of Technology | 529 | 510 | -3.6% |
| New Hope Elementary School | 473 | 508 | 7.4% |
| Bessemer City Middle School | 486 | 504 | 3.7% |
| Sherwood Elementary School | 515 | 503 | -2.3% |
| Ida Rankin Elementary School | 489 | 487 | -0.4% |
| Cherryville High School | 467 | 482 | 3.2% |
| Costner Elementary School | 429 | 477 | 11.2% |
| Woodhill Elementary School | 477 | 466 | -2.3% |
| Pinewood Elementary School | 457 | 464 | 1.5% |
| York Chester Middle School | 445 | 421 | -5.4% |
| Gaston Virtual Academy | 666 | 417 | -37.4% |
| John Chavis Middle School | 399 | 411 | 3% |
| Bessemer City Central Elementary School | 401 | 405 | 1% |
| Lowell Elementary School | 404 | 404 | 0% |
| Bessemer City Primary School | 350 | 393 | 12.3% |
| Lingerfeldt Elementary School | 386 | 388 | 0.5% |
| Robinson Elementary School | 377 | 386 | 2.4% |
| Cherryville Elementary School | 352 | 369 | 4.8% |
| Hawks Nest STEAM Academy | 335 | 352 | 5.1% |
| Chapel Grove Elementary School | 352 | 340 | -3.4% |
| J. B. Page Primary School | 347 | 337 | -2.9% |
| Kiser Elementary School | 325 | 331 | 1.8% |
| Tryon Elementary School | 307 | 314 | 2.3% |
| North Belmont Elementary School | 289 | 310 | 7.3% |
| Edward D. Sadler Jr. Elementary School | 324 | 301 | -7.1% |
| Springfield Primary School | - | 283 | - |
| Catawba Heights Elementary School | 275 | 258 | -6.2% |
| Gaston Early College High School | 236 | 227 | -3.8% |
| W. B. Beam Intermediate School | - | 200 | - |
| McAdenville Elementary School | 180 | 177 | -1.7% |
| Warlick Academy | - | 176 | - |
| Webb Street School | 151 | 150 | -0.7% |
| Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences | 78 | 112 | 43.6% |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Bessemer City Primary• Gaston Virtual Academy• Brookside Elementary School• John Chavis Middle School• Lowell Elementary School• Pleasant Ridge Elementary School• New Hope Elementary School• Highland School of Technology• Forestview High School• Chapel Grove Elementary School• Springfield Primary• North Gaston High School• J.b. Page Elementary School• Bessemer City High School• Southwest Middle School• W.p. Grier Middle School• Sherwood Elementary School• Mountain Island Charter School• Belmont Central Elementary School• Florida Department of Education• William B. Beam Intermediate• Catawba Heights Elementary School• W.a. Bess Elementary School• Hunter Huss High School• Kiser Elementary School• Ida Rankin Elementary School• Stanley Middle School• Stuart W. Cramer High School• Tryon Elementary School• Cherryville Elementary School• Mount Holly Middle School• Ashbrook High School• Hershal H. Beam Elementary School• North Belmont Elementary School• York Chester Middle School• Holbrook Middle School• McAdenville Elementary School• Robinson Elementary School• Lingerfeldt Elementary School• Woodhill Elementary School• Gardner Park Elementary School• Bessemer City Middle School• Carr Elementary School• William C. Friday Middle School• Costner Elementary School• East Gaston High School• Pinewood Elementary School• Bessemer City Central Elementary School
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