Gaston County Schools
A public school district in Gastonia, North Carolina, with 56 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 30,995
- Students enrolled
- 1,947.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- Suppressed by NCES
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,190
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 30,995 in 2024–25
- Ranks 202nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 10th of 334 in North Carolina. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,190 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 18% 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
Gaston County Schools spent $12,190 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,487 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
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $12,190 | $369.1 million | 30,281 |
| FY2022 | $11,409 | $342.8 million | 30,045 |
| FY2021 | $10,074 | $300.0 million | 29,777 |
| FY2020 | $9,225 | $287.7 million | 31,193 |
| FY2019 | $9,182 | $289.1 million | 31,487 |
| FY2018 | $8,639 | $276.6 million | 32,022 |
| FY2017 | $8,424 | $269.8 million | 32,030 |
| FY2016 | $7,991 | $256.4 million | 32,091 |
| FY2015 | $8,018 | $256.2 million | 31,954 |
| FY2014 | $7,685 | $240.2 million | 31,256 |
| FY2013 | $7,534 | $239.6 million | 31,804 |
| FY2012 | $7,497 | $237.6 million | 31,696 |
| FY2011 | $7,592 | $245.4 million | 32,326 |
| FY2010 | $7,657 | $247.7 million | 32,351 |
| FY2009 | $7,613 | $249.8 million | 32,809 |
| FY2008 | $7,186 | $231.2 million | 32,179 |
| FY2007 | $7,116 | $229.6 million | 32,272 |
| FY2006 | $6,607 | $213.3 million | 32,290 |
| FY2005 | $6,487 | $205.6 million | 31,695 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $97.0 million | 24.6% |
| State | $218.6 million | 55.4% |
| Local | $79.3 million | 20.1% |
| Total | $394.8 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
56 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
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 13
- NCES district ID
- 3701620
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