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Guilford County Schools

Guilford County, North Carolina · Grades PK-13

Address
712 North Eugene Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
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NCES agency ID
3701920
State LEA ID
NC-410
120
Schools
65,633
Students
4,480
Teachers (FTE)
15.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
40
Low-performing schools
34.5%
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 Guilford 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
Elementary63449
High27789
Middle19700
K-124182
K-84354
6-123191
All schools120--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A1210.7%
B1715.2%
C3934.8%
D4035.7%
F43.6%
All graded schools112100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded3127.9%
Met5549.5%
Not Met2522.5%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 365.4%43.4%
Science (grades 5 & 8)55.7%35.7%
English II55.1%32.6%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)51.3%31.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)48.5%29.2%
Biology46.8%32.9%
NC Math 124.8%6.7%

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 rate92.1%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned58.1%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments44.2%
Students promoted to the next grade79%
Students retained in grade21%
English learners making progress (of 7,303)34.5%
Schools identified as low-performing40 of 111
First page of the Guilford County Schools report card PDF

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The Guilford 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

Black 42.19%White 26.08%Hispanic 19.13%Asian 6.94%Two+ Races 5.25%Native Am. 0.29%Pacific Isl. 0.11%
Black: 42.19% (28,531) White: 26.08% (17,637) Hispanic: 19.13% (12,936) Asian: 6.94% (4,695) Two+ Races: 5.25% (3,547) Native Am.: 0.29% (198) Pacific Isl.: 0.11% (76)
Black42.19%
White26.08%
Hispanic19.13%
Asian6.94%
Two+ Races5.25%
Native Am.0.29%
Pacific Isl.0.11%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 67,620
49.09%33,193 Female
50.91%34,427 Male

Student counts for Guilford County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 67,620 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 70.26%Chronically absent 29.74%
Regular attendance: 70.26% (48,795) Chronically absent: 29.74% (20,659)
Regular attendance70.26%
Chronically absent29.74%

Student Population

Students Counted: 69,454
10.67%7,212 English learners

Student indicators for Guilford County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 69,454 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 77.67%Beginning 22.33%
Experienced: 77.67% (3,142) Beginning: 22.33% (903)
Experienced77.67%
Beginning22.33%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 4,045 FTE
93.9%Fully licensed
6.1%Emergency or provisional
5.98%242 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Guilford 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 4,045 FTE.

Guilford County Schools boundary map

120 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 Guilford 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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Schools in Guilford County Schools

120 schools

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