Catawba County Schools
Serves Hickory, Newton, Conover, Maiden, Claremont and Catawba, and parts of Brookford.
Hickory’s School Grade B better than 59% of North Carolina school districts
What stands out about Catawba County Schools
- Its letter, B: results better than 60% of North Carolina districts
- Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
- Spends 10% less per student than the NC average
- 18 students per teacher
- Debt of $81.9M, about $5,120 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B: better than 60% 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Hickory. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. NC
2021–22 · class of 2023100% 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
28 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.