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Education (K-12) · 2024–25 school year

Gates County Public Schools

Public K-12 education statistics for Gates County, North Carolina — 1,410 students in 5 schools in 2024–25, 54.8% eligible for free/reduced-price lunch.

1,410
Students (2024)
5
Public schools
88
Teachers (FTE)
54.8%
Free/reduced lunch
Student enrollment, by school year2002 – 2024
20022024
StatisticValueSchool year
Student enrollment1,4102024–25
Public schools52024–25
Teachers (full-time equivalent)882024–25
Pupil-teacher ratio162024–25
Free/reduced-price lunch students54.8%2024–25
School poverty rate (MEPS)15.0%2022–23
Charter school enrollment0.0%2024–25
High school graduation rate87.0%2020–21
Math proficiency (of tested)47.4%2021–22
Reading proficiency (of tested)41.7%2020–21
Chronically absent students25.2%2021–22
White students61.3%2024–25
Black students26.4%2024–25
Hispanic students4.1%2024–25
Asian students0.1%2024–25

Not every statistic is collected every year — each row shows its most recent available school year (amber when older than 2024–25). Blank/absent means not collected or below reliability floors, never zero. Some universal-meals states no longer report free/reduced-price lunch — school poverty (MEPS) is the better lens there. A 0% charter share in a state without a charter-school law is a true zero.

Gates County schools — FAQ

How many students attend public school in Gates County?+

1,410 students were enrolled across Gates County's 5 public K-12 schools in the 2024–25 school year (NCES Common Core of Data).

What share of Gates County students get free or reduced-price lunch?+

54.8% of Gates County public school students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25 — a common proxy for student economic need.

What is the high school graduation rate in Gates County?+

87.0% of Gates County's adjusted cohort graduated in the 2020–21 school year, the most recent federal ACGR vintage on this site (county-level reporting covers 2010–2020).

Where does this data come from?+

Figures come from the National Center for Education Statistics — the Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Civil Rights Data Collection. Full source and license details are on the methodology page. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with NCES.

Data: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CCD, EDFacts, CRDC) and ED Data Express. Full source and license details on the methodology page.