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Lincoln County Schools

A public school district in Lincolnton, North Carolina, with 23 operational schools in 2024–25.

The district in 2024–25

11,710
Students enrolled
767.5
Teachers, full-time equivalent
Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
Suppressed by NCES
All staff, full-time equivalent
$10,722
Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.

How this compares

Students enrolled: 11,710 in 2024–25
Ranks 739th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 30th of 334 in North Carolina. Larger than 95% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
Current spending per pupil: $10,722 in fiscal year 2023
More than 7% 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

Lincoln County Schools spent $10,722 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,609 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
Lincoln County Schools spent $10,722 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,609 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.
Fiscal yearSpending per pupilCurrent expenditureMembership
FY2023$10,722$124.7 million11,629
FY2022$10,582$119.7 million11,314
FY2021$9,430$106.1 million11,252
FY2020$8,631$99.9 million11,571
FY2019$8,536$98.9 million11,588
FY2018$8,175$93.7 million11,456
FY2017$8,070$92.9 million11,509
FY2016$8,042$93.5 million11,622
FY2015$7,871$92.5 million11,755
FY2014$7,712$89.3 million11,585
FY2013$7,478$88.7 million11,860
FY2012$7,582$90.8 million11,982
FY2011$7,907$95.0 million12,016
FY2010$7,717$93.9 million12,168
FY2009$7,823$96.6 million12,354
FY2008$7,476$90.7 million12,125
FY2007$7,422$89.3 million12,031
FY2006$6,611$78.6 million11,896
FY2005$6,609$75.7 million11,454

Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023

Revenue to Lincoln County Schools by source, fiscal year 2023, as the district reported it to NCES
SourceRevenueShare of total
Federal$18.0 million13.0%
State$86.3 million62.5%
Local$33.8 million24.5%
Total$138.1 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

23 operational schools, A to Z.

2 more columns on a wider screen

Schools in Lincoln County Schools
SchoolStudents
Asbury Academy34
Battleground Elementary420
Catawba Springs Elementary543
Childers Elementary418
East Lincoln High1,047
East Lincoln Middle738
GE Massey Elementary370
Iron Station Elementary367
LCST0
Lincolnton High797
Lincolnton Middle563
Love Memorial Elementary315
North Brook Elementary344
North Lincoln High1,126
North Lincoln Middle774
Pumpkin Center Intermediate295
Pumpkin Center Primary325
Rock Springs Elementary639
S Ray Lowder Elementary306
St James Elementary653
Union Elementary342
West Lincoln High731
West Lincoln Middle563

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
3702680

Elsewhere

Sources

Data retrieved