Avery County Schools
A public school district in Newland, North Carolina, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,782
- Students enrolled
- 128.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- Suppressed by NCES
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,513
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,782 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,980th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 111th of 334 in North Carolina. Larger than 72% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,513 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 49% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Avery County Schools spent $15,513 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,031 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $15,513 | $29.5 million | 1,904 |
| FY2022 | $15,311 | $28.9 million | 1,885 |
| FY2021 | $13,414 | $25.4 million | 1,896 |
| FY2020 | $12,507 | $24.5 million | 1,958 |
| FY2019 | $12,026 | $24.0 million | 1,998 |
| FY2018 | $11,631 | $24.0 million | 2,061 |
| FY2017 | $11,634 | $24.5 million | 2,109 |
| FY2016 | $11,285 | $24.6 million | 2,183 |
| FY2015 | $11,034 | $24.2 million | 2,195 |
| FY2014 | $10,753 | $23.2 million | 2,155 |
| FY2013 | $10,172 | $22.8 million | 2,245 |
| FY2012 | $10,131 | $22.9 million | 2,262 |
| FY2011 | $10,280 | $23.0 million | 2,239 |
| FY2010 | $9,986 | $23.3 million | 2,330 |
| FY2009 | $9,929 | $23.5 million | 2,364 |
| FY2008 | $9,859 | $22.2 million | 2,248 |
| FY2007 | $9,632 | $22.3 million | 2,310 |
| FY2006 | $9,568 | $21.8 million | 2,276 |
| FY2005 | $9,031 | $21.0 million | 2,322 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.2 million | 20.0% |
| State | $17.9 million | 58.2% |
| Local | $6.7 million | 21.8% |
| Total | $30.8 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Avery County High | 542 |
| Avery Middle | 181 |
| Banner Elk Elementary | 159 |
| Cranberry Middle | 202 |
| Crossnore Elementary | 184 |
| Freedom Trail Elementary | 202 |
| Newland Elementary | 214 |
| Riverside Elementary | 98 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 3700300
Elsewhere
- Public schools in North Carolina — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in North Carolina — A to Z, each with its page.
- North Carolina on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved