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Guilford County Schools

Greensboro, North Carolina · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

67,620
Students enrolled
120
Public schools
4,480
Classroom teachers (FTE)
15.1:1
Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 1,454
  • Kindergarten 4,603
  • Grade 1 4,727
  • Grade 2 4,921
  • Grade 3 4,955
  • Grade 4 4,776
  • Grade 5 5,034
  • Grade 6 4,923
  • Grade 7 5,024
  • Grade 8 4,823
  • Grade 9 5,916
  • Grade 10 5,692
  • Grade 11 5,529
  • Grade 12 5,190
  • Grade 13 53

By race/ethnicity

  • Black or African American 42%
  • White 26%
  • Hispanic/Latino 19%
  • Asian 7%
  • Two or more races 5%
  • 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

90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 60,845 of 67,620 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 90%
  • 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

$14,307 spent per student on day-to-day operations North Carolina median: $12,409 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $8,600
  • Support services $4,946
  • Other (food service, etc.) $760

Where the money comes from

  • Local 29%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 22%

Total revenue $1.1 billiontotal spending $1.3 billion

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)

City: LargeStudents: 65% city, 21% rural, 14% suburb

Total staff (FTE)

9,978

District office

712 North Eugene Street, Greensboro NC 27401

County

Guilford County

Official website

NCES District ID

3701920

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About Guilford County Schools

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

Guilford County Schools (GCS) is the third largest district in the state serving more than 73,000 students across 124 schools in urban, suburban and rural areas. Tucked away in central North Carolina, GCS is diverse both in its student body and in its academics. The district serves students who speak 123 languages/dialects and who represent 100 countries. There are more than 10,000 special education students and more than 13,000 advanced learners.The district is a national leader in magnet/school choice programs, offering 50 magnet programs satisfying a varied range of ages, skill levels and interests. In addition, the district provides non-traditional educational settings including a Twilight School, which serves students who are at risk of dropping out, High School Ahead Academy, a school serving over-aged middle school students, and eight early/middle colleges, schools located at area colleges and universities that offer tailored programs and opportunities for students to earn college credit.
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Public Schools in Guilford County Schools (124)

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Northwest Guilford High

Greensboro, NC · Grades 09–12 · 2,055 students · High

Grimsley High

Greensboro, NC · Grades 09–12 · 1,967 students · High

Page High

Greensboro, NC · Grades 09–12 · 1,648 students · High

Southwest Guilford High

High Point, NC · Grades 09–12 · 1,547 students · High

James B Dudley High

Greensboro, NC · Grades 09–12 · 1,403 students · High

Ben L. Smith High School

Greensboro, NC · Grades 09–12 · 1,348 students · High

Lucy Ragsdale High

Jamestown, NC · Grades 09–12 · 1,292 students · High

Northern Guilford High

Greensboro, NC · Grades 09–12 · 1,251 students · High

Western Guilford High

Greensboro, NC · Grades 09–12 · 1,243 students · High

Southeast Guilford High

Greensboro, NC · Grades 09–12 · 1,209 students · High

Eastern Guilford High

Gibsonville, NC · Grades 09–12 · 1,200 students · High

Kiser Middle

Greensboro, NC · Grades 06–08 · 1,074 students · Middle

Southwest Guilford Middle

High Point, NC · Grades 06–08 · 1,032 students · Middle

High Point Central High

High Point, NC · Grades 09–12 · 1,005 students · High

Northeast Guilford High

Mcleansville, NC · Grades 09–12 · 977 students · High

Jamestown Middle

Jamestown, NC · Grades 06–08 · 949 students · Middle

Southern Guilford High

Greensboro, NC · Grades 09–12 · 934 students · High

Northwest Guilford Middle

Greensboro, NC · Grades 06–08 · 915 students · Middle

Mendenhall Middle

Greensboro, NC · Grades 06–08 · 905 students · Middle

Eastern Guilford Middle

Gibsonville, NC · Grades 06–08 · 901 students · Middle

Southeast Guilford Middle

Greensboro, NC · Grades 06–08 · 826 students · Middle

Southwest Elementary

High Point, NC · Grades KG–05 · 808 students · Elementary

Northern Guilford Middle

Greensboro, NC · Grades 06–08 · 780 students · Middle

T Wingate Andrews High

High Point, NC · Grades 09–12 · 753 students · High