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Rutherford County Schools

Superintendent

Dr. David Sutton

Send Dr. David Sutton an email [email protected]

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Contact

Phone Number: (828) 288-2200

Fax Number: (828) 288-2490

Street Address: 382 West Main Street, Forest City, NC 28043

Connect

District Website

School Board

Academic Calendar

Schools 18 Source: North Carolina School Report Cards
Teachers 569 Source: Statistical Profile, Public School Personnel, Table A6
Students 7,164 Source: Statistical Profile, Pupil Information, Table 10

District Data

Enrollment

Source: Statistical Profile, Pupil Information, Table 10

Enrollment, 2023-24
Total pupils in membership: 7,164

Expenditure

Source: Statistical Profile, Financial Information, Table 25

Per Pupil Expenditure, 2022-23
Local Rank: 20, State Rank: 51, Federal Rank: 36
out of 116 districts

Class Size and Graduation Rate

Source: North Carolina School Report Cards, North Carolina DPI Cohort Graduation Rates

Average Class Size, 2022-23

Kindergarten
15
4th Grade
16
8th Grade
19
4-Year Cohort Graduation
89%%
Four-year cohort graduation rate: 2017-18 entering 9th graders graduating in 2020-21 or earlier

ACT Results

ACT Results, Percent that met benchmark, 2022-23
View County Attainment Profile

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