Moore County Schools
A public school district in Carthage, North Carolina, with 23 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 13,085
- Students enrolled
- 726.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- Suppressed by NCES
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,374
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 13,085 in 2024–25
- Ranks 638th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 27th of 334 in North Carolina. Larger than 96% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,374 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 11% 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
Moore County Schools spent $11,374 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,174 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 | $11,374 | $148.0 million | 13,008 |
| FY2022 | $11,242 | $144.2 million | 12,828 |
| FY2021 | $9,898 | $123.3 million | 12,457 |
| FY2020 | $9,678 | $124.8 million | 12,897 |
| FY2019 | $9,667 | $124.4 million | 12,866 |
| FY2018 | $9,428 | $120.2 million | 12,747 |
| FY2017 | $9,028 | $115.2 million | 12,764 |
| FY2016 | $8,832 | $114.2 million | 12,932 |
| FY2015 | $8,566 | $111.4 million | 13,003 |
| FY2014 | $8,396 | $108.4 million | 12,907 |
| FY2013 | $8,620 | $111.3 million | 12,912 |
| FY2012 | $8,055 | $101.9 million | 12,652 |
| FY2011 | $8,036 | $102.4 million | 12,747 |
| FY2010 | $8,152 | $101.9 million | 12,496 |
| FY2009 | $8,556 | $105.9 million | 12,383 |
| FY2008 | $7,853 | $96.4 million | 12,277 |
| FY2007 | $7,639 | $93.8 million | 12,283 |
| FY2006 | $7,338 | $88.7 million | 12,087 |
| FY2005 | $7,174 | $86.1 million | 12,002 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $22.0 million | 14.0% |
| State | $94.2 million | 59.7% |
| Local | $41.5 million | 26.3% |
| Total | $157.8 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
23 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen Elementary | 675 |
| Cameron Elementary | 215 |
| Carthage Elementary | 350 |
| Connect Academy | 283 |
| Crain's Creek Middle | 481 |
| Elise Middle | 192 |
| Highfalls Elementary | 293 |
| McDeeds Creek Elementary | 707 |
| New Century Middle | 602 |
| North Moore High | 605 |
| Pinecrest High | 2,290 |
| Pinehurst Elementary | 584 |
| Robbins Elementary | 378 |
| Sandhills Farm Life Elementary | 379 |
| Southern Middle | 620 |
| Southern Pines Elementary | 600 |
| The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney | 77 |
| Union Pines High | 1,462 |
| Vass-Lakeview Elementary | 511 |
| West End Elementary | 413 |
| West Pine Elementary | 383 |
| West Pine Middle | 717 |
| Westmoore Elementary | 268 |
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
- 3703090
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