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Alamance-Burlington Schools

Burlington, North Carolina · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

22,661
Students enrolled
38
Public schools
1,384
Classroom teachers (FTE)
16.4:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 285
  • Kindergarten 1,536
  • Grade 1 1,663
  • Grade 2 1,575
  • Grade 3 1,724
  • Grade 4 1,580
  • Grade 5 1,694
  • Grade 6 1,640
  • Grade 7 1,687
  • Grade 8 1,727
  • Grade 9 2,087
  • Grade 10 1,949
  • Grade 11 1,955
  • Grade 12 1,559

By race/ethnicity

  • White 34%
  • Hispanic/Latino 32%
  • Black or African American 24%
  • Two or more races 8%
  • Asian 2%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 18,067 of 22,661 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 78%
  • Reduced-price lunch 1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$11,818 spent per student on day-to-day operations North Carolina median: $12,409 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,639
  • Support services $3,543
  • Other (food service, etc.) $635

Where the money comes from

  • Local 26%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 19%

Total revenue $323.3 milliontotal spending $339.1 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 13

Locale (NCES)

Suburb: MidsizeStudents: 44% suburb, 28% city, 28% rural

Total staff (FTE)

2,777

District office

1712 Vaughn Road, Burlington NC 27217

County

Alamance County

Official website

NCES District ID

3700030

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About Alamance-Burlington Schools

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

In addition we are very excited about partnering with our local Chamber of Commerce in engaging the entire community in a productive conversation about public education in our community. Hearing from others about what they want for children in our community will help us develop a strategic plan for our district to guide our work. Location:If, as they say, location is everything, then the Alamance-Burlington School System is very fortunate. Our county is located midway between the peaceful Blue Ridge mountains and the beautiful beaches of the Atlantic. The Interstate 85/40 corridor enables easy access to these recreational areas as well as to major colleges and universities, medical centers, and shopping areas. The county has a population of approximately 130, 800. The largest city is Burlington with 44,917 and the county seat is Graham with 12,833
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Public Schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools (38)

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Walter M Williams High

Burlington, NC · Grades 09–12 · 1,206 students · High

Southern Alamance High

Graham, NC · Grades 09–12 · 1,148 students · High

Western Alamance High

Elon, NC · Grades 09–12 · 1,138 students · High

Southeast Alamance High

Haw River, NC · Grades 09–12 · 1,079 students · High

Eastern Alamance High

Mebane, NC · Grades 09–12 · 952 students · High

Hawfields Middle

Mebane, NC · Grades 06–08 · 864 students · Middle

Western Alamance Middle

Elon, NC · Grades 06–08 · 837 students · Middle

Graham High

Graham, NC · Grades 09–12 · 828 students · High

Southern Alamance Middle

Graham, NC · Grades 06–08 · 822 students · Middle

Hugh M Cummings High

Burlington, NC · Grades 09–12 · 807 students · High

Audrey W. Garrett Elementary

Mebane, NC · Grades PK–05 · 785 students · Elementary

Turrentine Middle

Burlington, NC · Grades 06–08 · 739 students · Middle

Elon Elementary

Elon, NC · Grades KG–05 · 689 students · Elementary

Highland Elementary

Burlington, NC · Grades KG–05 · 661 students · Elementary

Woodlawn Middle

Mebane, NC · Grades 06–08 · 633 students · Middle

Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary

Elon, NC · Grades KG–05 · 623 students · Elementary

Alexander Wilson Elementary

Graham, NC · Grades PK–05 · 609 students · Elementary

Hillcrest Elementary

Burlington, NC · Grades PK–05 · 556 students · Elementary

Marvin B Smith Elementary

Burlington, NC · Grades PK–05 · 556 students · Elementary

Graham Middle

Graham, NC · Grades 06–08 · 553 students · Middle

Eastlawn Elementary

Burlington, NC · Grades PK–05 · 528 students · Elementary

South Graham Elementary

Graham, NC · Grades PK–05 · 518 students · Elementary

Broadview Middle

Burlington, NC · Grades 06–08 · 512 students · Middle

South Mebane Elementary

Mebane, NC · Grades KG–05 · 506 students · Elementary