North Carolina School Report Card

Our school system

• 7,630 Students
• Located in Hillsborough, the central part of the county; the county seat
• One of two school districts in Orange County
• 50th largest school district in the state
• Orange County is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• 27 different languages spoken at home other than English
• 13 schools
  • 6 traditional elementary schools
  • 1 year-round elementary school
  • 3 middle schools
  • 3 high schools 

Our students*

• Demographics
  • 53.53% White
  • 24.81% Hispanic
  • 13.82% Black
  • 1.33% Asian
  • 0.19% Native American
  • 0.03% Pacific Islander
  • Male 52.47% Female 47.53%
    
    
• Enrollment
  • Head Start: 54
  • Pre-K: 137
  • Elementary (K-5): 3,232
  • Middle (6-8): 1,766
  • High (9-12): 2,384
    
    
• Services
  • 10.43% identified as English Language Learners (ELLs)
  • 14.43% receive special education services
  • 43.4% eligible for Free & Reduced Price School Meals
  • 18.27% Academically & Intellectually Gifted (AIG)
    
    
• Attendance (2018 - 2019)
  • Elementary: 95.43% 
  • Middle: 95.69%
  • High: 91.07%
    
    
• Performance
  • 89.0% Graduation Rate (2018 - 2019)
  • 17.4% AP participation rate 
  • 1159 average combined SAT score for class of 2019
  • 19.5 average composite ACT score for class of 2019

Our employees

• 553 Teachers
• 122 Teacher Assistants
• 90 Support Staff (Guidance, Psychology, Media)
• 13 Principals
• 17 Assistant Principals
• 15 Central Office Administrators
• 128 National Board Certified Teachers
• 332 Licensed Staff with Advanced Degrees

Transportation and meals 

• 60 buses transported 3,187 students during the 2018-19 school year
• 805,178 meals served during the 2018-19 school year

System Resources

• $123,045,514 FY 2019 Operating Budget
• Funding Sources
  • Federal: $3,806,411
  • State of North Carolina: $48,324,995
  • Orange County: $35,652,807
  • Enterprise funds
    • Child Nutrition Fund: $2,932,900
    • School Community Relations Fund: $1,415,954
• Special Revenue Fund: $ 3,357,848
• Fund Balance: $2,110,195
• Expenditures by category
  • Salaries: 62.3%
  • Employee Benefits: 22.5%
  • Supplies & Materials: 6%
  • Purchased Services: 8.1%
  • Instructional Equipment:1.1%
•  $30,487,500 FY 2019 Capital Budget