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Stokes County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves King, Walnut Cove and Danbury.

King’s School Grade B better than 57% of North Carolina school districts

Students
5,553
Schools
17
Spent per student
$13,752
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Debt
$10.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Stokes County Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of North Carolina districts
  • Spends 5% more per student than the NC average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $10.1M, about $1,812 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BKing 7,977BWalnut Cove 1,609Danbury 187

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for King. Grade by grade →

PK–5King Elementary SchoolThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–124 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency54%
State average 50.8% · 2,693 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 49.9% · 2,927 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 86.5% · 458 in the class

100% 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
$13,752 per student · 5% above NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 62%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,357’20
5,298’21
5,387’22
5,380’23
5,553’24

Up 3.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 4%Black 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Poplar Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · King
B
495 students16:1
King Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · King
B−
383 students12:1
Walnut Cove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Walnut Cove
C
298 students14:1
Pinnacle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pinnacle
C+
162 students13:1
Mount Olive Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · King
B+
316 students16:1
London Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Cove
B
230 students16:1
Sandy Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sandy Ridge
B+
213 students16:1
Nancy Reynolds Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westfield
C+
192 students15:1
Germanton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Germanton
C+
165 students16:1
Chestnut Grove Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · King
B
662 students16:1
Southeastern Stokes Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Walnut Cove
B−
413 students15:1
Piney Grove Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lawsonville
B−
189 students11:1
Stokes County Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Lawsonville
D
59 students7:1
West Stokes High School
High · Grades 9–12 · King
A−
799 students16:1
South Stokes High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Walnut Cove
B+
538 students15:1
North Stokes High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Danbury
A−
280 students12:1
Stokes Early College High School
High · Grades 9–13 · Walnut Cove
A
159 students20:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Forsyth County SchoolsTobaccoville
$13,477per student

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.