Photo: Gerry Dincher · CC BY-SA 2.0Siler City’s public schools outscore 68% of North Carolina districts
59% of students in Siler City’s public schools are proficient in math, above the North Carolina average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Siler City, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.
From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Siler City’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 277 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Siler City’s, its schools beat 90%, higher than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 59% in spring 2022, against 50% and 51% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,187 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
11 elementary schools, then two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Siler City’s grade
B+: better than 68% of North Carolina school districts, #51 of 290 North Carolina towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the North Carolina average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Siler City, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Siler City · depends on your address
Jordan-Matthews High
Grades 9–12 · 848 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Chatham Early College
Grades 9–12 · 113 students · 21:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Siler City · depends on your address
Jordan-Matthews High
Grades 9–12 · 848 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Chatham Early College
Grades 9–12 · 113 students · 21:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Siler City · depends on your address
Jordan-Matthews High
Grades 9–12 · 848 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Chatham Early College
Grades 9–12 · 113 students · 21:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Siler City · depends on your address
Jordan-Matthews High
Grades 9–12 · 848 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Chatham Early College
Grades 9–12 · 113 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Siler City’s public schools are run by Chatham County Schools, which also serves Goldston and Pittsboro. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Siler City vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Siler City’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Siler City | B+ | Chatham County Schools |
Every school in Siler City
14 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Chatham County Schools Virtual Academy).
Questions about Siler City’s schools
Are Siler City’s schools good?
By North Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Siler City children attend outscore 68% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #51 of 290 North Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 90%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Siler City in?
Chatham County Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 8,987 students in 21 schools (2024–25).
Where do Siler City kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Jordan-Matthews High and Chatham Early College.
What is Siler City’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Chatham County Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.
How much does Siler City spend per student?
$14,187 in Chatham County Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Siler City families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Siler City → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.