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Caldwell County Schools

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Caldwell County Schools is located in west North Carolina. Caldwell County Schools has 471.57 square miles of land area and 2.75 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Caldwell County Schools population is 82,140. Caldwell County Schools median household income is $34,853 in 2010-2014. Caldwell County Schools median house value is $107,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Caldwell County Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (19 out of 104, top 18%) Elementary/Middle School: (32 out of 115, top 28%)* Rank: #27
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	26
Population	82,140 (2010-2014), rank #33
Population Growth	3.47% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	173.18/sq mi, rank #43
Median Household Income:	$34,853 at 2010-2014—-6.58% increase since 2005-2009, rank #94
Median House Price:	$107,000 at 2010-2014—0.56% increase since 2005-2009, rank #85
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	471.57 sq mi, rank #47
Water Area:	2.75 sq mi (0.58%), rank #77
State:	North Carolina
County:	Caldwell County
City:	Lenoir, Collettsville, Blowing Rock, Granite Falls, Hudson, Cajahs Mountain, Cedar Rock, Hickory, Sawmills, Rhodhiss, Northlakes, Gamewell, Boomer
Zip:	28645, 28611, 28605, 28630, 28638, 28601, 28667, 28606
Area:	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC

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Caldwell County Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1914 Hickory Blvd Sw

Lenoir NC, 28645, Caldwell County

Phone: 828-728-8407

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	12,103	12,386	12,570	12,811	13,055	13,092	12,962
English Language Learner Students:	318	340	375	415	472	462	603
Total Teachers:	839.46	843.69	846.70	872.39	871.13	899.50	889.90
Prekindergarten:	12.00	10.80	10.74	11.00	12.00	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	52.38	55.18	46.14	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	474.75	482.77	499.26	389.06	386.59	421.70	420.10
Secondary:	292.83	287.78	287.81	470.08	468.79	475.10	466.00
Ungraded:	7.50	7.16	2.75	2.25	3.75	2.70	3.80
Total Other Staff:	859.69	869.81	813.88	844.83	826.32	889.20	942.10
Instructional Aides:	269.17	277.26	273.91	289.34	280.73	326.90	330.40
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	8.50	8.00	7.91	10.00	10.50	19.00	19.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	41.91	42.88	43.20	42.50	39.87	41.00	41.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	15.92	15.88	16.96	18.00	16.87	17.00	17.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	21.99	23.50	23.74	24.50	23.00	20.00	20.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	4.00	3.50	2.50	0.00	NA	4.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	20.50	22.00	21.92	22.93	22.90	23.00	23.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA
District Administrators:	12.60	13.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	13.00
District Administrative Support:	41.56	40.28	40.14	36.42	36.28	36.60	36.60
School Administrators:	44.55	43.03	40.85	39.47	41.37	41.80	41.80
School Administrative Support:	60.36	60.33	59.52	61.41	60.32	59.80	84.20
Student Support Services:	106.26	104.66	100.23	107.39	96.10	83.20	80.50
Other Support Services:	254.28	258.37	213.20	222.37	225.25	244.90	272.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.42	14.68	14.85	14.68	14.99	14.55	14.57

Schools

Baton Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1400 Baton School Rd, Granite Falls NC 28630
Caldwell Career Cen Mid. Coll.	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2857 Hickory Blvd, Hudson NC 28638
Caldwell Co Gateway School	Grade 6 to Grade 12	1889 Dudley Shoals Rd, Granite Falls NC 28630
Caldwell Early College	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2859 Hickory Blvd Sw, Hudson NC 28638
Collettsville School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	4690 Collettsville School Rd, Collettsville NC 28611
Davenport A+ School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	901 College Ave Sw, Lenoir NC 28645
Dudley Shoals Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1500 Dudley Shoals Rd, Granite Falls NC 28630
Gamewell Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2904 Morganton Blvd, Lenoir NC 28645
Gamewell Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	3210 Gamewell School Rd, Lenoir NC 28645
Granite Falls Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	60 North Highland Ave, Granite Falls NC 28630
Granite Falls Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	90 North Main St, Granite Falls NC 28630
Happy Valley Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 8	1350 Yadkin River Rd, Lenoir NC 28645
Hibriten High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1350 Panther Trail Se, Lenoir NC 28645
Horizons Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	143 Cedar Valley Rd, Hudson NC 28638
Hudson Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	200 Roy Coffey Dr, Hudson NC 28638
Hudson Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	291 Pine Mountain Rd, Hudson NC 28638
Kings Creek Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	3680 Wilkesboro Blvd, Lenoir NC 28645
Lower Creek Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	630 Lower Creek Dr Ne, Lenoir NC 28645
Oak Hill Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 8	4603 Oak Hill School Rd, Lenoir NC 28645
Sawmills Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	4436 Sawmills School Rd, Granite Falls NC 28630
South Caldwell High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	7035 Spartan Dr, Hudson NC 28638
Valmead Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	111 Elizabeth Dr Nw, Lenoir NC 28645
West Caldwell High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	300 West Caldwell Dr, Lenoir NC 28645
West Lenoir Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	125 Maple Dr Nw, Lenoir NC 28645
Whitnel Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	116 Hibriten Dr Sw, Lenoir NC 28645
William Lenoir Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	332 Greenhaven Dr Nw, Lenoir NC 28645

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
EOC Test
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	88.2%	82.6%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	70.8%	66.7%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	80.2%	69%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	80.1%	67.7%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	82.8%	77.8%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	83.4%	76.7%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	83.1%	78.7%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	42.5%	36.3%
2006	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	84%	80.3%
2007	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	71.4%	65.1%
2008	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	76.8%	67.2%
2009	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	81.7%	72.9%
2010	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	87.1%	84.9%
2011	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	93.3%	82.3%
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	62.8%	63.4%
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	66.5%	65.3%
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	69.4%	68%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	74.5%	71.2%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	83.7%	81.2%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	83.3%	79.9%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	84.8%	83%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	40.6%	45.6%
2006	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	79%	77.1%
2008	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	68.8%	71.8%
2009	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	75%	77.7%
2006	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	55.8%	60.1%
2007	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	67.2%	65.8%
2008	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	71%	68.5%
2009	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	78.5%	71.4%
2010	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	84%	78.7%
2011	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	86.2%	80%
2006	English I	End of course	% met std	88.8%	82.8%
2007	English I	End of course	% met std	77.7%	72.1%
2008	English I	End of course	% met std	79.2%	73.1%
2009	English I	End of course	% met std	77.4%	73.8%
2010	English I	End of course	% met std	88.1%	82.4%
2011	English I	End of course	% met std	86.2%	80.6%
2012	English I	End of course	% met std	85.2%	82.9%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	52.0%	51.2%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	86.4%	68.8%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	76.9%	63.3%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	78.1%	67.9%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	86%	73.3%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	91.1%	82.3%
2006	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	71.8%	69.1%
2008	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	71.1%	58.4%
2009	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	75.3%	62.7%
2010	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	86.1%	76.4%
2011	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	86%	76.5%
2006	Physics	End of course	% met std	> 95.0%	85.1%
2008	Physics	End of course	% met std	86.8%	81.5%
2009	Physics	End of course	% met std	> 95.0%	85.9%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	50.6%	56.8%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	61.6%	64.6%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	73.2%	66.5%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	76.3%	71.2%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	89.1%	81.6%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	86.6%	81.5%
EOG Test
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	20.5%	17.6%
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	17%	22.6%
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	39%	25.1%
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	57.1%	52.1%
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	83.3%	61%
2012	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	66.7%	55.7%
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	22.2%	18.5%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	42.9%	59.6%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.3%	67.2%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	60%	63.5%
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	60%	58.6%
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	53.7%	54.1%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	45.8%	51.8%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	82.3%	71.9%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	68.1%	70.1%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	62.3%	69.4%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	74.3%	69.9%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	67.5%	67.8%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73.8%	70.9%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75.7%	73.2%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83.7%	81.3%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	81.9%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.3%	82.1%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.7%	82.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	40.9%	46.8%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.4%	82.9%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	81.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	55.7%	54.5%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69.3%	65.5%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68.6%	66.4%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.4%	67.6%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.6%	68.8%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	45.6%	45.2%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	66%	65%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64.7%	67.7%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75.2%	72.8%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84.8%	81.5%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86.2%	83%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87.1%	83.8%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	85.1%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	36.6%	47.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.9%	83.4%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.2%	85.2%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61.4%	59.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.6%	69.1%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.2%	71.6%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.7%	71.6%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.9%	71.6%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	41.9%	43.7%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	49.2%	49.5%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	55.6%	52%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	62.9%	58.7%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65.8%	63.1%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70.3%	66.7%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71.4%	69.6%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82.9%	80.1%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82.3%	81.2%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86.3%	82%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86.7%	82.1%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	40.7%	47.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.5%	88.4%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.5%	89.3%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58%	55.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.7%	68.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.3%	71.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79%	72.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	72.3%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	42.6%	39.5%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	39.2%	40.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72.1%	60.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77.9%	68.9%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85.9%	73.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84.5%	75.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	45.2%	45.4%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	66.3%	61.9%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	66.7%	64.6%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71.5%	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	80%	78.1%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	84.3%	80.5%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	84.9%	80.7%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	86.6%	80.5%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	33.7%	38.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.4%	81.5%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.5%	82.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	58.9%	59.3%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.2%	71%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.4%	75.3%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.5%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.2%	75.2%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	43.9%	46.4%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	68.6%	61.8%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	66.7%	63.5%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71.2%	67.3%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	81.5%	78.4%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	83.2%	80.2%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	85.3%	81.1%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	82.3%	81.1%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	37.7%	38.5%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91.1%	86.4%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.6%	86.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.8%	51.1%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.4%	65%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.5%	66.8%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.2%	67.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73%	68.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	49.7%	47.8%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	47.2%	46%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	51.6%	50.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	58.9%	57.5%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	67%	60.7%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	74%	65.1%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	71.8%	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	87.2%	80.4%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	90.7%	83.9%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	91.3%	84.4%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	93.3%	85.2%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	32.3%	34.2%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.3%	86.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.6%	87.9%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.7%	54.2%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.1%	66.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.7%	69.5%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76%	69.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.2%	71.1%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	36.7%	41.0%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	46.8%	51.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	76.5%	67.6%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.7%	72.8%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.7%	74.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	87.8%	77.3%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64.3%	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:	$106,131,000	$8,443		$114,853,000	$8,965		$118,909,000	$9,108
Federal:	$15,576,000	$1,239	14.7%	$18,424,000	$1,438	16.0%	$14,833,000	$1,136	12.5%
State:	$69,676,000	$5,543	65.7%	$72,462,000	$5,656	63.1%	$68,644,000	$5,258	57.7%
Local:	$20,879,000	$1,661	19.7%	$23,967,000	$1,871	20.9%	$35,432,000	$2,714	29.8%
Total Expenditures:	$105,526,000	$8,395		$111,485,000	$8,702		$105,459,000	$8,078
Total Current Expenditures:	$100,046,000	$7,959		$101,428,000	$7,917		$99,797,000	$7,644
Instructional Expenditures:	$65,001,000	$5,171	65.0%	$66,423,000	$5,185	65.5%	$65,653,000	$5,029	65.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$9,201,000	$732	9.2%	$9,250,000	$722	9.1%	$8,952,000	$686	9.0%
Administration:	$9,724,000	$774	9.7%	$9,335,000	$729	9.2%	$9,082,000	$696	9.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$16,120,000	$1,282	16.1%	$16,420,000	$1,282	16.2%	$16,110,000	$1,234	16.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$3,633,000	$289		$7,938,000	$620		$3,196,000	$245
Construction:	$3,270,000	$260		$2,227,000	$174		$2,820,000	$216
Total Other:	$1,184,000	$94		$1,169,000	$91		$1,191,000	$91
Interest on Debt:	$577,000	$46		$800,000	$62		$1,098,000	$84

Total Salary:	$65,788,000	$5,234		$68,012,000	$5,309		$67,410,000	$5,164
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$46,140,000	$3,671	70.1%	$47,930,000	$3,741	70.5%	$47,366,000	$3,628	70.3%
Other Salary:	$19,648,000	$1,563	29.9%	$20,082,000	$1,568	29.5%	$20,044,000	$1,535	29.7%
Total Benefit:	$21,219,000	$1,688		$20,412,000	$1,593		$18,558,000	$1,422
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$14,825,000	$1,179	69.9%	$14,300,000	$1,116	70.1%	$13,024,000	$998	70.2%
Other Benefit:	$6,394,000	$509	30.1%	$6,112,000	$477	29.9%	$5,534,000	$424	29.8%

* Caldwell County Schools was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.