Regular local school district · Person County
Person County Schools, NC: schools, enrollment and spending
Person County Schools runs 11 public schools with 4,361 students in grades PK to 13. Its ratio of 17.7 students per teacher is 1.4 higher than the North Carolina figure of 16.3.
At a glance
- Schools
- 11
- Students
- 4,361
- Teachers (FTE)
- 247
- Students per teacher
- 17.7
- NC: 16.3 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 304 S Morgan St Rm 25, Roxboro, NC 27573
- Phone
- (336)599-2191
- County
- Person County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 13
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3703630
- State district ID
- NC-730
- School counselors (FTE)
- 8.0About 545 students per counselor.
Students per teacher compared
This district17.7
North Carolina16.3
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (4,325), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $53.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $7.7 million
- State revenue
- $33.0 million
- Local revenue
- $13.2 million
- Total spending
- $50.8 million
- Spending per pupil
- $11,743
- Salaries
- $28.9 million56.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $3.2 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 14.3%
- State: 61.2%
- Local: 24.5%
North Carolina overall
- Federal: 12.1%
- State: 61.7%
- Local: 26.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$11,743
North Carolina$11,869
United States$16,826
Schools in Person County Schools
By level: 2 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Helena Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 512 | 21.3 |
| North End Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 283 | 16.6 |
| Northern Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 454 | 16.8 |
| Oak Lane Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 224 | 18.7 |
| PCS Virtual Academy | Other | PK to 12 | 48 | 9.6 |
| Person Early College Innovation & Ldrshp | High | 9 to 13 | 142 | 142.0 |
| Person High | High | 9 to 12 | 1,165 | 25.9 |
| South Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 463 | 17.1 |
| Southern Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 456 | 15.7 |
| Stories Creek Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 397 | 15.9 |
| Woodland Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 217 | 14.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Person County
- Roxboro Community School 727 students
- Bethel Hill Charter 344 students
- Carolina Community Academy 91 students
More in North Carolina
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.