Lee County Schools 鈥� Sanford, NC: Schools & Enrollment

Key statistics

9,168

Students enrolled

16

Public schools

573

Classroom teachers (FTE)

16.0:1

Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

Pre-K 55
Kindergarten 731
Grade 1 708
Grade 2 704
Grade 3 736
Grade 4 702
Grade 5 711
Grade 6 626
Grade 7 565
Grade 8 670
Grade 9 851
Grade 10 692
Grade 11 742
Grade 12 638
Grade 13 37

By race/ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino 44%
White 31%
Black or African American 20%
Two or more races 5%
Asian <1%
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

99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 9,050 of 9,168 students in the district's schools

Free lunch 99%
Reduced-price lunch 0%

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

$13,003 spent per student on day-to-day operations North Carolina median: $12,409 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $8,203
Support services $4,237
Other (food service, etc.) $563

Where the money comes from

Local 20%
State 64%
Federal 16%

Total revenue $118.9 milliontotal spending $121.8 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)

Town: DistantStudents: 76% town, 24% rural

Total staff (FTE)

1,184

District office

106 Gordon St, Sanford NC 27330

Phone

(919) 774-6226

County

Lee County

Official website

NCES District ID

3702560

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About Lee County Schools

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Our Mission:Lee County Schools will teach each student the social and academic skills needed to become a responsible and productive citizen. Our Vision:Lee County Schools, in partnership with the community, will provide challenging learning experiences for students in a safe and supportive environment.We are committed to academic excellence, social responsibility, and life-long learning. Our success will be demonstrated by the achievement of our students and their positive participation in society.

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