Polk County Schools
A public school district in Columbus, North Carolina, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,110
- Students enrolled
- 149.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- Suppressed by NCES
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,041
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,110 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,367th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 99th of 334 in North Carolina. Larger than 75% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,041 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 45% 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
Polk County Schools spent $16,033 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $8,112 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.
Source: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $16,033 | $34.6 million | 2,156 |
| FY2023 | $15,041 | $32.6 million | 2,166 |
| FY2022 | $15,096 | $32.1 million | 2,129 |
| FY2021 | $12,894 | $27.8 million | 2,154 |
| FY2020 | $11,794 | $26.0 million | 2,201 |
| FY2019 | $12,050 | $26.8 million | 2,227 |
| FY2018 | $11,832 | $26.2 million | 2,212 |
| FY2017 | $11,413 | $25.7 million | 2,256 |
| FY2016 | $11,889 | $27.2 million | 2,289 |
| FY2015 | $11,490 | $27.3 million | 2,380 |
| FY2014 | $11,669 | $26.4 million | 2,265 |
| FY2013 | $10,764 | $26.3 million | 2,440 |
| FY2012 | $10,462 | $25.2 million | 2,412 |
| FY2011 | $10,070 | $25.2 million | 2,506 |
| FY2010 | $9,846 | $25.5 million | 2,586 |
| FY2009 | $10,404 | $27.3 million | 2,620 |
| FY2008 | $10,055 | $24.6 million | 2,448 |
| FY2007 | $9,873 | $23.8 million | 2,414 |
| FY2006 | $8,998 | $22.3 million | 2,481 |
| FY2005 | $8,112 | $19.8 million | 2,436 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.1 million | 17.4% |
| State | $20.3 million | 58.0% |
| Local | $8.6 million | 24.6% |
| Total | $35.0 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Polk Central Elementary School | 379 |
| Polk County Early College | 52 |
| Polk County High School | 596 |
| Polk County Middle School | 454 |
| Saluda Elementary School | 142 |
| Sunny View Elementary School | 120 |
| Tryon Elementary School | 367 |
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
- 3703720
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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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