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Burke County Schools

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Burke County Schools is located in west North Carolina. Burke County Schools has 507.10 square miles of land area and 7.98 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Burke County Schools population is 90,164. Burke County Schools median household income is $37,735 in 2010-2014. Burke County Schools median house value is $111,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Burke County Schools is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (15 out of 104, top 14%) Elementary/Middle School: (17 out of 115, top 15%)* Rank: #14
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	27
Population	90,164 (2010-2014), rank #31
Population Growth	1.32% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	175.05/sq mi, rank #42
Median Household Income:	$37,735 at 2010-2014—4.64% increase since 2005-2009, rank #74
Median House Price:	$111,700 at 2010-2014—7.51% increase since 2005-2009, rank #81
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	507.10 sq mi, rank #38
Water Area:	7.98 sq mi (1.55%), rank #45
State:	North Carolina
County:	Burke County
City:	Morganton, Lenoir, Glen Alpine, Valdese, Salem, Connellys Springs, Lawndale, Hickory, Rutherford College, Connelly Springs, Nebo, Newland, Hildebran, Rhodhiss, Longview, Icard, Drexel
Zip:	28655, 28645, 28628, 28690, 28612, 28090, 28602, 28671, 28761, 28657, 28637, 28601, 28667, 28666, 28619
Area:	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC

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Burke County Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

700 East Parker Rd

Morganton NC, 28655, Burke County

Phone: 828-439-4311

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	12,810	13,343	13,504	13,862	14,078	15,569	14,026
English Language Learner Students:	912	1,009	926	972	1,033	1,181	1,503
Total Teachers:	864.23	875.53	803.06	919.16	993.62	1,049.60	1,059.10
Prekindergarten:	21.53	19.83	19.20	19.57	24.00	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	62.80	54.88	36.33	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	508.99	529.26	431.18	414.97	449.21	497.30	505.00
Secondary:	249.56	248.42	299.52	465.04	498.98	527.80	526.00
Ungraded:	21.35	23.14	16.83	19.58	21.43	24.50	28.10
Total Other Staff:	820.28	812.58	776.19	857.34	894.88	975.90	979.00
Instructional Aides:	189.62	196.76	191.52	212.14	217.59	240.50	236.40
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	6.32	8.00	9.27	8.06	10.64	24.10	34.70
Total Guidance Counselors:	38.00	38.99	34.00	41.61	41.00	46.00	46.20
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	16.25	14.00	12.00	13.00	15.00	16.00	16.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	19.25	22.99	20.00	25.61	26.00	28.90	28.20
Other Guidance Counselors:	2.50	2.00	2.00	3.00	NA	1.10	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	18.98	20.00	15.80	21.00	21.90	26.80	25.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA
District Administrators:	16.00	14.89	15.23	11.93	15.94	11.50	11.30
District Administrative Support:	47.51	50.00	44.73	44.09	46.31	54.40	54.80
School Administrators:	52.00	43.48	39.98	42.12	49.99	53.40	53.10
School Administrative Support:	63.53	59.05	51.85	69.34	70.31	72.70	45.80
Student Support Services:	128.27	119.70	116.47	127.91	125.31	117.80	118.20
Other Support Services:	260.05	261.71	257.34	279.14	295.89	328.70	353.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.82	15.24	16.82	15.08	14.17	14.83	13.24

Schools

Burke Middle College	Grade 11 to Grade 12	1001 Burkemont Ave, Morganton NC 28655
Chesterfield Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2142 Pax Hill Rd, Morganton NC 28655
Drexel Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	100 Alta Vista St, Morganton NC 28655
East Burke High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	3695 East Burke Blvd, Connellys Springs NC 28612
East Burke Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	3519 Miller Bridge Rd, Connellys Springs NC 28612
Forest Hill Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	304 Ann St, Morganton NC 28655
Freedom High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	511 Independence Blvd, Morganton NC 28655
George Hildebrand Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	8078 G Hildebrand Sch Rd, Connellys Springs NC 28612
Glen Alpine Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	302 London St, Morganton NC 28655
Hallyburton Academy	Grade 6 to Grade 12	205 South Main St, Drexel NC 28619
Heritage Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1951 Enon Rd, Valdese NC 28690
Hildebran Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	703 Us Hwy 70 West, Hildebran NC 28637
Icard Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	3087 Icard School Rd, Connellys Springs NC 28612
Jimmy C Draughn High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	709 Lovelady Rd Ne, Valdese NC 28690
Liberty Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	529 Enola Rd, Morganton NC 28655
Mountain Crest Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	201 Tennessee St, Morganton NC 28655
Mull Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1140 Old Nc 18 South, Morganton NC 28655
North Liberty	Kindergarten to Grade 12	523 Enola Rd, Morganton NC 28655
Oak Hill Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2363 Nc 181, Morganton NC 28655
Ray Childers Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1183 Cape Hickory Rd, Hickory NC 28601
Robert L. Patton High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	701 Enola Rd, Morganton NC 28655
Rutherford College Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	170 Honeycutt Dr, Rutherford College NC 28671
Salem Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1329 Salem Rd, Morganton NC 28655
Table Rock Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1585 Nc 126, Morganton NC 28655
Valdese Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	298 Praley St, Valdese NC 28690
W A Young Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	325 Conley Rd, Morganton NC 28655
Walter R Johnson Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	701 Lenoir Rd, Morganton NC 28655

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
EOC Test
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	86.6%	82.6%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	71.8%	66.7%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	73%	69%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	71.4%	67.7%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	85.3%	77.8%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77.5%	76.7%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	82.5%	78.7%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	38.9%	36.3%
2006	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	93.2%	80.3%
2007	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	87.6%	65.1%
2008	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	74.4%	67.2%
2009	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	78.4%	72.9%
2010	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	92.1%	84.9%
2011	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	90%	82.3%
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	69%	63.4%
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	67.1%	65.3%
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	65.9%	68%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	72.6%	71.2%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	87.2%	81.2%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	85.8%	79.9%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	87.7%	83%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	45.6%	45.6%
2006	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	87%	77.1%
2008	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	83.5%	71.8%
2009	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	84.6%	77.7%
2006	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	57.3%	60.1%
2007	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	59.5%	65.8%
2008	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	65.3%	68.5%
2009	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	72.6%	71.4%
2010	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	88.6%	78.7%
2011	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	82.7%	80%
2006	English I	End of course	% met std	84.2%	82.8%
2007	English I	End of course	% met std	74.2%	72.1%
2008	English I	End of course	% met std	72.7%	73.1%
2009	English I	End of course	% met std	77.9%	73.8%
2010	English I	End of course	% met std	89.9%	82.4%
2011	English I	End of course	% met std	84.6%	80.6%
2012	English I	End of course	% met std	83.8%	82.9%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	47.9%	51.2%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	88.3%	68.8%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	70.6%	63.3%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	72.1%	67.9%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	77.1%	73.3%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	88.4%	82.3%
2006	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	77.3%	69.1%
2008	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	63.7%	58.4%
2009	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	53.8%	62.7%
2010	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	73.6%	76.4%
2011	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	81.5%	76.5%
2006	Physics	End of course	% met std	> 95.0%	85.1%
2008	Physics	End of course	% met std	83.7%	81.5%
2009	Physics	End of course	% met std	93.8%	85.9%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	57.9%	56.8%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	63.6%	64.6%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	68.4%	66.5%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	75.5%	71.2%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	79.3%	81.6%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	83.9%	81.5%
EOG Test
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	23.3%	17.6%
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	33.1%	22.6%
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	30.6%	25.1%
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	50%	52.1%
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	66.7%	56.6%
2012	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	71.4%	55.7%
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	18.9%	18.5%
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	> 95.0%	84.5%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75%	56%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	33.3%	59.6%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.3%	64.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	> 95.0%	63.5%
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	> 95.0%	58.6%
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	42.4%	54.1%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	56.5%	51.8%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	74.5%	71.9%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	76.4%	70.1%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	72.7%	69.4%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	80%	69.9%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	67.8%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73.9%	70.9%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79.1%	73.2%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.6%	81.3%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87.7%	81.9%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88.1%	82.1%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.2%	82.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	44.4%	46.8%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.7%	82.9%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.5%	81.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	55.6%	54.5%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69.4%	65.5%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.5%	66.4%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	67.6%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.4%	68.8%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	47.2%	45.2%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	65%	65%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71.5%	67.7%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80.6%	72.8%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87.4%	81.5%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88.3%	83%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89.2%	83.8%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88.8%	85.1%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	48.5%	47.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.3%	83.4%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.5%	85.2%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61.8%	59.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72%	69.1%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.8%	71.6%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.8%	71.6%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.3%	71.6%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	49.0%	43.7%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	44.4%	49.5%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	53.1%	52%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	61.8%	58.7%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	63%	63.1%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71.5%	66.7%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78.6%	69.6%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87.7%	80.1%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88.6%	81.2%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87.6%	82%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89.9%	82.1%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	51.8%	47.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.6%	88.4%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.6%	89.3%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59.1%	55.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.6%	68.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.6%	71.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	72.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.4%	72.3%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	42.0%	39.5%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	50.8%	40.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72%	60.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86.3%	68.9%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87.8%	73.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	90.5%	75.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	60.4%	45.4%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	69.8%	61.9%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	76.4%	64.6%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	75%	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	88.8%	78.1%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	89.8%	80.5%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	87.9%	80.7%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	85.3%	80.5%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	43.1%	38.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85%	81.5%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89.7%	82.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.2%	59.3%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.4%	71%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.8%	75.3%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.1%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.5%	75.2%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	47.0%	46.4%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74.4%	61.8%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75.4%	63.5%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	79.2%	67.3%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	88.1%	78.4%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	89.6%	80.2%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	89.3%	81.1%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	86.5%	81.1%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	47.1%	38.5%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.1%	86.4%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.6%	86.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	56.5%	51.1%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.4%	65%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.5%	66.8%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.7%	67.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.3%	68.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	48.3%	47.8%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	40.9%	46%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	50.8%	50.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	60.9%	57.5%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	70.6%	60.7%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	74.5%	65.1%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	78.5%	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	90.8%	80.4%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	93.1%	83.9%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	92.2%	84.4%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	90.2%	85.2%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	44.6%	34.2%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.3%	86.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	92.5%	87.9%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.3%	54.2%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.7%	66.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.8%	69.5%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.5%	69.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.6%	71.1%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	40.8%	41.0%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	60.8%	51.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.2%	67.6%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	89.7%	72.8%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	87.9%	74.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	90.5%	77.3%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	60.5%	59.1%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$110,620,000	$8,192		$121,447,000	$8,761		$124,569,000	$8,848
Federal:	$20,281,000	$1,502	18.3%	$18,779,000	$1,355	15.5%	$19,504,000	$1,385	15.7%
State:	$69,207,000	$5,125	62.6%	$73,710,000	$5,317	60.7%	$74,176,000	$5,269	59.5%
Local:	$21,132,000	$1,565	19.1%	$28,958,000	$2,089	23.8%	$30,889,000	$2,194	24.8%
Total Expenditures:	$110,183,000	$8,159		$115,342,000	$8,321		$123,873,000	$8,799
Total Current Expenditures:	$101,431,000	$7,511		$106,311,000	$7,669		$112,228,000	$7,972
Instructional Expenditures:	$63,000,000	$4,665	62.1%	$66,982,000	$4,832	63.0%	$68,853,000	$4,891	61.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$7,223,000	$535	7.1%	$8,596,000	$620	8.1%	$9,352,000	$664	8.3%
Administration:	$11,385,000	$843	11.2%	$10,874,000	$784	10.2%	$13,750,000	$977	12.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$19,823,000	$1,468	19.5%	$19,859,000	$1,433	18.7%	$20,273,000	$1,440	18.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$3,184,000	$236		$2,720,000	$196		$5,286,000	$375
Construction:	$1,702,000	$126		$2,375,000	$171		$3,185,000	$226
Total Other:	$2,542,000	$188		$2,506,000	$181		$2,271,000	$161
Interest on Debt:	$2,590,000	$192		$2,763,000	$199		$2,990,000	$212

Total Salary:	$65,839,000	$4,876		$71,844,000	$5,183		$76,681,000	$5,447
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$45,534,000	$3,372	69.2%	$48,849,000	$3,524	68.0%	$51,522,000	$3,660	67.2%
Other Salary:	$20,305,000	$1,504	30.8%	$22,995,000	$1,659	32.0%	$25,159,000	$1,787	32.8%
Total Benefit:	$21,582,000	$1,598		$21,850,000	$1,576		$21,225,000	$1,508
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$14,381,000	$1,065	66.6%	$14,421,000	$1,040	66.0%	$13,903,000	$988	65.5%
Other Benefit:	$7,201,000	$533	33.4%	$7,429,000	$536	34.0%	$7,322,000	$520	34.5%

* Burke County Schools was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.