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Warren County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Norlina, Warrenton and Macon.

Norlina’s Schools page →

Students
1,547
Schools
6
Spent per student
$19,497
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Warren County Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 11% of North Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 33 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 49% more per student than the NC average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0M, about $27 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 11% 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
Norlina 924Warrenton 819Macon 104

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Norlina. Grade by grade →

PK–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Warren County MiddleThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency18%
State average 50.8% · 821 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 49.9% · 928 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 86.5% · 140 in the class

98% 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
$19,497 per student · 49% above NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 54%Federal 25%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,679’20
1,682’21
1,721’22
1,692’23
1,547’24

Down 7.9% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 68%Hispanic 11%White 10%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Mariam Boyd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Warrenton
D−
291 students16:1
Northside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norlina
D
277 students16:1
Vaughan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Macon
D
158 students15:1
Warren County Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Warrenton
D
342 students14:1
Warren County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Warrenton
D
362 students18:1
Warren Early College High
High · Grades 9–13 · Warrenton
A
117 students25:1

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.