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Chatham County Schools

Chatham County, North Carolina · Grades PK-13

Address
468 Renaissance Drive, Pittsboro, NC 27312
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NCES agency ID
3700750
State LEA ID
NC-190
21
Schools
8,761
Students
647
Teachers (FTE)
13.9:1
Student–teacher ratio
0
Low-performing schools
32.5%
EL making progress

Enrollment and school counts are the state’s 2024-2025figures where reported, otherwise the federal NCES directory.

School calendar

Term dates, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays for Chatham County Schools, as the district publishes them — with printable PDFs and calendar files you can subscribe to.

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NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Official accountability results published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. School Performance Grades combine achievement (80%) with academic growth (20%).

Schools by type

School typeSchoolsAverage students
Elementary6496
High6491
K-85227
Middle3556
6-12140
All schools21--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A15.0%
B1050.0%
C735.0%
D210.0%
F00.0%
All graded schools20100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded1368.4%
Met631.6%
Not Met00.0%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
English II66.2%44.4%
Science (grades 5 & 8)64.5%43.5%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)63.3%42.8%
NC Math 362.4%42%
Reading (grades 3–8)58.9%36.2%
Biology54.1%39.7%
NC Math 136.1%12%

Grade-level proficient is achievement levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Outcomes

MeasureResult
4-year cohort graduation rate90.4%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned61.2%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments47.4%
Students promoted to the next grade84.6%
Students retained in grade15.4%
English learners making progress (of 1,130)32.5%
Schools identified as low-performing0 of 19
First page of the Chatham County Schools report card PDF

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The Chatham County Schools report card as a two-page interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Student Demographics

White 49.28%Hispanic 32.37%Black 10.9%Two+ Races 5.5%Asian 1.66%Native Am. 0.16%Pacific Isl. 0.13%
White: 49.28% (4,429) Hispanic: 32.37% (2,909) Black: 10.9% (980) Two+ Races: 5.5% (494) Asian: 1.66% (149) Native Am.: 0.16% (14) Pacific Isl.: 0.13% (12)
White49.28%
Hispanic32.37%
Black10.9%
Two+ Races5.5%
Asian1.66%
Native Am.0.16%
Pacific Isl.0.13%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 8,987
47.82%4,298 Female
52.18%4,689 Male

Student counts for Chatham County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 8,987 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 77.88%Chronically absent 22.12%
Regular attendance: 77.88% (6,439) Chronically absent: 22.12% (1,829)
Regular attendance77.88%
Chronically absent22.12%

Student Population

Students Counted: 8,268
11.78%1,059 English learners

Student indicators for Chatham County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 8,268 students DPI counted, added up from the district’s own schools. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 82.15%Beginning 17.85%
Experienced: 82.15% (461) Beginning: 17.85% (100)
Experienced82.15%
Beginning17.85%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 561.2 FTE
95.56%Fully licensed
4.43%Emergency or provisional
8.73%49 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Chatham County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount, added up from the district’s own schools. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 561.2 FTE.

Chatham County Schools boundary map

21 campuses

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District boundaryNeighbouring districtElementaryMiddleHighOther

Click any campus for its details. District boundary from the Census school district geography published by NCES; campus locations from the NCES Common Core of Data.

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Schools in Chatham County Schools

21 schools

Directory figures are from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025.Methodology →