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Gates County Schools

Gates County, North Carolina · Grades PK-12

Address
205 Main Street, Gatesville, NC 27938
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NCES agency ID
3701680
State LEA ID
NC-370
5
Schools
1,347
Students
88
Teachers (FTE)
16.0:1
Student–teacher ratio
1
Low-performing schools

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 Gates 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
Elementary3202
High1408
Middle1332
All schools5--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A00.0%
B00.0%
C480.0%
D120.0%
F00.0%
All graded schools5100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded00.0%
Met480.0%
Not Met120.0%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 363.2%35.1%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)57.1%32.2%
Science (grades 5 & 8)53.5%28.3%
English II49.5%22.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)43.6%22.4%
Biology35.1%17%
NC Math 129.9%5%

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 rate83.7%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned64.8%
Students completing Math III92.7%
Passed end-of-grade assessments28.8%
Students promoted to the next grade65.4%
Students retained in grade34.6%
Schools identified as low-performing1 of 5
First page of the Gates County Schools report card PDF

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The Gates 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 61.35%Black 26.38%Two+ Races 7.66%Hispanic 4.11%Native Am. 0.35%Asian 0.07%Pacific Isl. 0.07%
White: 61.35% (865) Black: 26.38% (372) Two+ Races: 7.66% (108) Hispanic: 4.11% (58) Native Am.: 0.35% (5) Asian: 0.07% (1) Pacific Isl.: 0.07% (1)
White61.35%
Black26.38%
Two+ Races7.66%
Hispanic4.11%
Native Am.0.35%
Asian0.07%
Pacific Isl.0.07%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,410
49.43%697 Female
50.57%713 Male

Student counts for Gates County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,410 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 72.87%Chronically absent 27.13%
Regular attendance: 72.87% (1,037) Chronically absent: 27.13% (386)
Regular attendance72.87%
Chronically absent27.13%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,423
0%English learners

Student indicators for Gates County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,423 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 88.86%Beginning 11.14%
Experienced: 88.86% (86) Beginning: 11.14% (11)
Experienced88.86%
Beginning11.14%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 96.9 FTE
94.84%Fully licensed
5.16%Emergency or provisional
10.32%10 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Gates 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 96.9 FTE.

Gates County Schools boundary map

5 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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Put any two Gates County Schools schools side by side — grades, growth, proficiency, attendance and staffing. You can also compare against a school in another district from the full comparison page.

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