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Vance County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Henderson, Kittrell and Middleburg.

Henderson’s School Grade D better than 12% of North Carolina school districts

Students
5,205
Schools
16
Spent per student
$14,623
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Debt
$9.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Vance County Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 12% of North Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% more per student than the NC average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $9.3M, about $1,792 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 12% of the 325 North Carolina school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DHenderson 15,013Kittrell 127Middleburg 98

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Henderson. Grade by grade →

PK–5E M Rollins ElementaryThis district
6–8STEM Early HighThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency29%
State average 50.8% · 2,420 students tested
Reading / language arts33%
State average 49.9% · 2,686 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)70%
State average 86.5% · 354 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,623 per student · 12% above NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 58%Federal 28%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
5,318’20
5,323’21
5,269’22
5,368’23
5,205’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 65%Hispanic 21%White 9%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

16 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools.

Dabney Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Henderson
D−
385 students17:1
Aycock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Henderson
C+
376 students16:1
Clarke Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Henderson
D−
364 students17:1
E M Rollins Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Henderson
D
322 students13:1
Zeb Vance Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kittrell
C−
298 students18:1
Pinkston Street Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Henderson
C−
262 students14:1
L B Yancey Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Henderson
D
186 students16:1
E O Young Jr Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Henderson
D
174 students13:1
Carver Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Henderson
D
134 students15:1
New Hope Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Henderson
D
130 students16:1
Vance County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Henderson
D
755 students16:1
STEM Early High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Henderson
A−
281 students17:1
Vance Virtual Village Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Henderson
D
126 students17:1
AdVance Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Henderson
D−
112 students15:1
Vance County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Henderson
D
1,064 students23:1
Vance Co Early College
High · Grades 9–13 · Henderson
A+
236 students

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within North Carolina.