Regular local school district · Wilkes County

Wilkes County Schools, NC: schools, enrollment and spending

Wilkes County Schools runs 22 public schools with 8,547 students in grades PK to 13. Its ratio of 15.1 students per teacher is 1.2 lower than the North Carolina figure of 16.3.

At a glance

Schools: 22
Students: 8,547
Teachers (FTE): 565
Students per teacher: 15.1; NC: 16.3 · US: 15.3

Address: 613 Cherry St, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
Phone: (336)667-1121
County: Wilkes County
Locale: Rural: Fringe
Grades offered: PK to 13
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 3704950
State district ID: NC-970
School counselors (FTE): 24.0About 356 students per counselor.

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Students per teacher compared

This district15.1

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 (8,798), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $99.0 million
Federal revenue: $13.9 million
State revenue: $66.7 million
Local revenue: $18.4 million
Total spending: $96.9 million
Spending per pupil: $11,019
Salaries: $56.9 million58.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $17.3 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 14.1%
State: 67.3%
Local: 18.6%

North Carolina overall

Federal: 12.1%
State: 61.7%
Local: 26.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$11,019

North Carolina$11,869

United States$16,826

Schools in Wilkes County Schools

By level: 5 high, 4 middle, 13 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	111	15.9
C B Eller Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	248	16.5
C C Wright Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	316	12.6
Central Wilkes Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	564	14.8
East Wilkes High School	High	9 to 12	469	16.8
East Wilkes Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	346	13.8
Millers Creek Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	699	15.2
Moravian Falls Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	257	16.1
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	237	15.8
Mountain View Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	488	15.7
Mulberry Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	419	16.1
North Wilkes High School	High	9 to 12	578	14.4
North Wilkes Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	484	17.3
North Wilkesboro Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	329	17.3
Roaring River Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	190	14.6
Ronda-Clingman Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	318	15.9
Traphill Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	73	12.2
West Wilkes High School	High	9 to 12	582	14.6
West Wilkes Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	450	16.1
Wilkes Central High School	High	9 to 12	719	14.7
Wilkes Early College High School	High	9 to 13	265	29.4
Wilkesboro Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	405	16.9

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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.