Scotland County Schools
A public school district in Laurinburg, North Carolina, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,416
- Students enrolled
- 381.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- Suppressed by NCES
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,710
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,416 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,769th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 60th of 334 in North Carolina. Larger than 90% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,710 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 32% 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
Scotland County Schools spent $13,710 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,385 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 | $13,710 | $77.1 million | 5,624 |
| FY2022 | $14,867 | $81.0 million | 5,450 |
| FY2021 | $12,900 | $71.1 million | 5,508 |
| FY2020 | $11,755 | $67.5 million | 5,743 |
| FY2019 | $11,725 | $67.2 million | 5,733 |
| FY2018 | $11,252 | $66.2 million | 5,879 |
| FY2017 | $10,636 | $63.7 million | 5,991 |
| FY2016 | $10,539 | $63.1 million | 5,991 |
| FY2015 | $10,151 | $62.4 million | 6,147 |
| FY2014 | $9,992 | $60.5 million | 6,055 |
| FY2013 | $10,310 | $64.7 million | 6,276 |
| FY2012 | $9,815 | $61.8 million | 6,297 |
| FY2011 | $10,413 | $67.9 million | 6,517 |
| FY2010 | $10,686 | $71.1 million | 6,655 |
| FY2009 | $10,108 | $70.6 million | 6,981 |
| FY2008 | $9,633 | $64.4 million | 6,690 |
| FY2007 | $9,649 | $65.9 million | 6,833 |
| FY2006 | $8,655 | $59.9 million | 6,917 |
| FY2005 | $8,385 | $57.2 million | 6,823 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $18.9 million | 23.5% |
| State | $49.9 million | 62.0% |
| Local | $11.6 million | 14.4% |
| Total | $80.4 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
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Carver Middle | 563 |
| Laurel Hill Elementary | 662 |
| Scotland Early College High | 238 |
| Scotland High School | 1,294 |
| Shaw Academy | 122 |
| South Johnson Elementary | 654 |
| Spring Hill Middle | 593 |
| Sycamore Lane Elementary | 347 |
| Sycamore Lane Primary | 435 |
| Wagram Elementary | 508 |
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
- 3704200
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