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B−

Montgomery County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Troy, Biscoe, Mount Gilead, Star and Candor.

Troy’s School Grade B− better than 47% of North Carolina school districts

Students
3,587
Schools
11
Spent per student
$14,286
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$1.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Montgomery County Schools

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 47% of North Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% more per student than the NC average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.8M, about $499 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 47% 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
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Troy 3,020B−Biscoe 1,887B−Mount Gilead 1,187Star 824Candor 823

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Troy. Grade by grade →

PK–2Troy ElementaryThis district
3–5Page Street ElementaryThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 50.8% · 1,712 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 49.9% · 1,903 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 86.5% · 293 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
$14,286 per student · 10% above NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 36%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 58%Federal 26%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,686’20
3,587’21
3,663’22
3,648’23
3,587’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 37%White 37%Black 18%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Candor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Candor
D
368 students17:1
Troy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Troy
291 students15:1
Star Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Star
C
272 students15:1
Green Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Biscoe
C−
271 students13:1
Mount Gilead Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Gilead
C−
190 students17:1
Page Street Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Troy
C−
248 students19:1
East Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Biscoe
C
422 students15:1
West Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Gilead
C−
343 students17:1
Montgomery Learning Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Troy
D
54 students8:1
Montgomery Central High
High · Grades 9–12 · Troy
B−
846 students18:1
Montgomery County Early College
High · Grades 9–13 · Troy
A+
282 students28:1

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.