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Watauga County Schools

Superintendent

Leslie Alexander

Send Leslie Alexander an email [email protected]

Contact

Phone Number: (828) 264-7190

Fax Number: (828) 264-7196

Street Address: 175 Pioneer Trail, Boone, NC 28607

Connect

District Website

School Board

Academic Calendar

Schools 11 Source: North Carolina School Report Cards
Teachers 362 Source: Statistical Profile, Public School Personnel, Table A6
Students 4,632 Source: Statistical Profile, Pupil Information, Table 10

District Data

Enrollment

Source: Statistical Profile, Pupil Information, Table 10

Enrollment, 2023-24
Total pupils in membership: 4,632

Expenditure

Source: Statistical Profile, Financial Information, Table 25

Per Pupil Expenditure, 2022-23
Local Rank: 11, State Rank: 81, Federal Rank: 100
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
18
8th Grade
18
4-Year Cohort Graduation
91.10%%
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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