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Catawba County Schools

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Catawba County Schools is located in west North Carolina. Catawba County Schools has 351.85 square miles of land area and 13.68 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Catawba County Schools population is 105,756. Catawba County Schools median household income is $48,806 in 2010-2014. Catawba County Schools median house value is $134,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Catawba County Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (48 out of 104, top 46%) Elementary/Middle School: (23 out of 115, top 20%)* Rank: #39
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	28
Population	105,756 (2010-2014), rank #25
Population Growth	0.37% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	289.32/sq mi, rank #25
Median Household Income:	$48,806 at 2010-2014—4.46% increase since 2005-2009, rank #20
Median House Price:	$134,000 at 2010-2014—5.02% increase since 2005-2009, rank #54
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	351.85 sq mi, rank #71
Water Area:	13.68 sq mi (3.74%), rank #29
State:	North Carolina
County:	Catawba County
City:	Maiden, Newton, Claremont, Conover, Hickory, Denver, Sherrills Ford, Catawba, Lake Norman Of Catawba, Vale, Lincolnton, Saint Stephens, Mountain View, Brookford, Lawndale, Connellys Springs
Zip:	28650, 28658, 28610, 28613, 28601, 28037, 28673, 28609, 28682, 28168, 28602, 28092, 28090, 28612
Area:	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC

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Catawba County Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

2285 North Anderson Ave

Newton NC, 28658, Catawba County

Phone: 828-464-8333

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	16,876	17,256	17,364	17,370	17,338	17,793	17,610
English Language Learner Students:	1,156	1,178	1,233	1,378	1,580	1,765	2,115
Total Teachers:	1,053.90	1,063.57	1,062.67	1,085.05	1,077.48	1,132.00	1,135.00
Prekindergarten:	14.00	12.00	11.50	10.76	11.50	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	71.10	69.78	63.51	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	631.48	635.78	645.63	558.11	557.87	594.70	592.70
Secondary:	317.57	327.98	323.03	498.68	498.18	529.10	530.00
Ungraded:	19.75	18.03	19.00	17.50	9.93	8.20	12.30
Total Other Staff:	949.24	975.15	950.16	976.10	977.53	1,054.30	1,033.30
Instructional Aides:	242.58	245.05	257.58	276.37	282.02	364.40	369.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	9.00	10.00	9.33	10.33	9.30	26.90	20.60
Total Guidance Counselors:	43.30	43.76	44.05	46.90	43.70	47.10	47.20
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	16.00	16.50	17.00	17.00	17.00	17.80	17.80
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	23.80	23.76	23.55	27.90	26.70	29.30	29.40
Other Guidance Counselors:	3.50	3.50	3.50	2.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	26.00	26.00	26.00	27.00	27.00	27.80	29.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA
District Administrators:	18.30	18.30	18.30	19.30	19.80	19.40	18.00
District Administrative Support:	42.89	44.89	46.06	43.53	44.54	43.10	41.40
School Administrators:	61.07	62.45	60.57	59.80	58.62	59.60	58.40
School Administrative Support:	59.73	60.00	61.00	62.55	59.93	60.80	60.10
Student Support Services:	129.06	128.27	125.14	126.98	132.56	97.40	86.10
Other Support Services:	317.31	336.43	302.13	303.34	300.06	307.80	303.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.01	16.22	16.34	16.01	16.09	15.72	15.52

Schools

Balls Creek Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2620 Balls Creek Rd, Newton NC 28658
Bandys High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	5040 East Bandys Rd, Catawba NC 28609
Banoak Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 6	7651 West Nc 10 Hwy, Vale NC 28168
Blackburn Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 6	4377 West Nc 10 Hwy, Newton NC 28658
Bunker Hill High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	4675 Oxford School Rd, Claremont NC 28610
Catawba Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	5415 Hudson Chapel Rd, Catawba NC 28609
Catawba Rosenwald Education Center	Grade 5 to Grade 12	403 6th Ave Sw, Catawba NC 28609
Challenger Early College High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2550 Hwy 70 Se, Hickory NC 28602
Charles H Tuttle Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 6	2872 Water Plant Rd, Maiden NC 28650
Claremont Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	3384 East Main St, Claremont NC 28610
Clyde Campbell Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 6	2121 35th Ave Dr Ne, Hickory NC 28601
Fred T Foard High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	3407 Plateau Rd, Newton NC 28658
Harry M Arndt Middle	Grade 7 to Grade 8	3350 34th St Dr Ne, Hickory NC 28601
Jacobs Fork Middle	Grade 7 to Grade 8	3431 Plateau Rd, Newton NC 28658
Lyle Creek Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 6	1845 Edgewater Dr Nw, Conover NC 28613
Maiden Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 6	201 North Main Ave, Maiden NC 28650
Maiden High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	600 West Main St, Maiden NC 28650
Maiden Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	518 North C Ave, Maiden NC 28650
Mill Creek Middle	Grade 7 to Grade 8	1041 Shiloh Rd, Claremont NC 28610
Mountain View Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	5911 Dwayne Starnes Rd, Hickory NC 28602
Oxford Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	5915 Oxford School Rd, Claremont NC 28610
River Bend Middle	Grade 7 to Grade 8	4670 Oxford School Rd, Claremont NC 28610
Saint Stephens Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 6	684 30th St Ne, Conover NC 28613
Saint Stephens High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	3205 34th St Dr Ne, Hickory NC 28601
Sherrills Ford Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 6	8103 Sherrills Ford Rd, Sherrills Ford NC 28673
Snow Creek Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	3238 Snow Creek Rd, Hickory NC 28601
Startown Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	4119 Startown Rd, Newton NC 28658
Webb A Murray Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	3901 Section House Rd, Hickory NC 28601

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
EOC Test
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90.1%	82.6%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74.3%	66.7%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77.5%	69%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	79.2%	67.7%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	86.4%	77.8%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	82.8%	76.7%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	84.3%	78.7%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	40.2%	36.3%
2006	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	85.6%	80.3%
2007	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	74.6%	65.1%
2008	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	71.6%	67.2%
2009	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	74.9%	72.9%
2010	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	93.4%	84.9%
2011	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	89.5%	82.3%
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	72.4%	63.4%
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	75.6%	65.3%
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	73.4%	68%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	76.1%	71.2%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	88.5%	81.2%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	84.7%	79.9%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	92.1%	83%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	52.5%	45.6%
2006	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	86.5%	77.1%
2008	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	73.9%	71.8%
2009	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	80.1%	77.7%
2006	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	67.4%	60.1%
2007	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	73.7%	65.8%
2008	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	70.5%	68.5%
2009	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	73%	71.4%
2010	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	86.8%	78.7%
2011	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	86%	80%
2006	English I	End of course	% met std	86.1%	82.8%
2007	English I	End of course	% met std	78.7%	72.1%
2008	English I	End of course	% met std	76.3%	73.1%
2009	English I	End of course	% met std	79.5%	73.8%
2010	English I	End of course	% met std	88.3%	82.4%
2011	English I	End of course	% met std	82.8%	80.6%
2012	English I	End of course	% met std	87.3%	82.9%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	53.8%	51.2%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	87.3%	68.8%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	77.5%	63.3%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	77%	67.9%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	84.8%	73.3%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	93.4%	82.3%
2006	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	79.6%	69.1%
2008	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	65.3%	58.4%
2009	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	69.9%	62.7%
2010	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	81.6%	76.4%
2011	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	82.2%	76.5%
2006	Physics	End of course	% met std	91.1%	85.1%
2008	Physics	End of course	% met std	79.5%	81.5%
2009	Physics	End of course	% met std	90%	85.9%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	53.9%	56.8%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	67.4%	64.6%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	70.7%	66.5%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	76.6%	71.2%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	85.8%	81.6%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	86.5%	81.5%
EOG Test
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	11.8%	17.6%
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	26.2%	22.6%
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	15.5%	25.1%
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	50%	61%
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	9.4%	18.5%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.3%	67.2%
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	52.6%	54.1%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	48.8%	51.8%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	76%	71.9%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	74.3%	70.1%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	77.6%	69.4%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	71.6%	69.9%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	67.8%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75.1%	70.9%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	73.2%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84.3%	81.3%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83.9%	81.9%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83.9%	82.1%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83.8%	82.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	40.8%	46.8%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.8%	82.9%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.6%	81.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	54.5%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.7%	65.5%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.5%	66.4%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	67.6%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70.9%	68.8%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	41.9%	45.2%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	67.3%	65%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73.8%	67.7%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77.7%	72.8%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85.4%	81.5%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85.6%	83%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86.3%	83.8%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87.2%	85.1%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	46.3%	47.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.5%	83.4%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.7%	85.2%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61.2%	59.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.3%	69.1%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.7%	71.6%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.1%	71.6%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.9%	71.6%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	41.0%	43.7%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	59.2%	49.5%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	59.5%	52%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	73.7%	58.7%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	67%	63.1%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	66.7%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	69.6%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86.9%	80.1%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85.9%	81.2%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85.8%	82%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82.3%	82.1%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	48.7%	47.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	88.4%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.5%	89.3%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56.4%	55.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.8%	68.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.3%	71.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73.7%	72.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.8%	72.3%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	38.0%	39.5%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49.8%	40.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72.8%	60.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75.6%	68.9%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78.1%	73.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80.7%	75.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	47.1%	45.4%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	74%	61.9%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	76.8%	64.6%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	80.4%	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	90.5%	78.1%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	89.9%	80.5%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	90%	80.7%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	89.3%	80.5%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	34.9%	38.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88.9%	81.5%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91.6%	82.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.2%	59.3%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.1%	71%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.5%	75.3%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.8%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81%	75.2%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	45.4%	46.4%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	68.7%	61.8%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	72.7%	63.5%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75%	67.3%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	88.4%	78.4%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	90%	80.2%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	88.5%	81.1%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	87.7%	81.1%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	40.9%	38.5%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.3%	86.4%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.2%	86.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	53.5%	51.1%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73%	65%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.3%	66.8%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73%	67.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.3%	68.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	47.4%	47.8%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	48.6%	46%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	54.1%	50.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	64.6%	57.5%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	70%	60.7%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	74.8%	65.1%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	80.1%	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	90.4%	80.4%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	92.3%	83.9%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	92.4%	84.4%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	93.1%	85.2%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	37.6%	34.2%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.8%	86.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91%	87.9%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	59.5%	54.2%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73%	66.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.7%	69.5%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.1%	69.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.1%	71.1%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	42.3%	41.0%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	60.6%	51.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.8%	67.6%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	86.7%	72.8%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	87.6%	74.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	87.2%	77.3%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	65.1%	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:	$142,730,000	$8,220		$165,071,000	$9,503		$162,714,000	$9,385
Federal:	$21,926,000	$1,263	15.4%	$28,292,000	$1,629	17.1%	$19,494,000	$1,124	12.0%
State:	$87,531,000	$5,041	61.3%	$87,266,000	$5,024	52.9%	$87,682,000	$5,057	53.9%
Local:	$33,273,000	$1,916	23.3%	$49,513,000	$2,850	30.0%	$55,538,000	$3,203	34.1%
Total Expenditures:	$148,346,000	$8,543		$152,448,000	$8,777		$150,535,000	$8,682
Total Current Expenditures:	$135,136,000	$7,783		$136,667,000	$7,868		$136,139,000	$7,852
Instructional Expenditures:	$86,418,000	$4,977	63.9%	$88,475,000	$5,094	64.7%	$88,781,000	$5,121	65.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$10,984,000	$633	8.1%	$11,426,000	$658	8.4%	$10,778,000	$622	7.9%
Administration:	$12,589,000	$725	9.3%	$12,473,000	$718	9.1%	$11,865,000	$684	8.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$25,145,000	$1,448	18.6%	$24,293,000	$1,399	17.8%	$24,715,000	$1,425	18.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$5,508,000	$317		$9,203,000	$530		$7,296,000	$421
Construction:	$4,301,000	$248		$7,233,000	$416		$4,592,000	$265
Total Other:	$35,000	$2		$35,000	$2		$35,000	$2
Interest on Debt:	$6,924,000	$399		$5,750,000	$331		$6,482,000	$374

Total Salary:	$85,382,000	$4,917		$88,533,000	$5,097		$89,245,000	$5,147
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$59,505,000	$3,427	69.7%	$62,041,000	$3,572	70.1%	$62,830,000	$3,624	70.4%
Other Salary:	$25,877,000	$1,490	30.3%	$26,492,000	$1,525	29.9%	$26,415,000	$1,524	29.6%
Total Benefit:	$27,084,000	$1,560		$25,782,000	$1,484		$23,839,000	$1,375
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$18,795,000	$1,082	69.4%	$18,014,000	$1,037	69.9%	$16,712,000	$964	70.1%
Other Benefit:	$8,289,000	$477	30.6%	$7,768,000	$447	30.1%	$7,127,000	$411	29.9%

* Catawba 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.