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Lincoln County Schools

Lincoln County, North Carolina · Grades PK-12

Address
201 Jeb Seagle Drive, Lincolnton, NC 28092
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NCES agency ID
3702680
State LEA ID
NC-550
23
Schools
11,338
Students
767
Teachers (FTE)
15.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
3
Low-performing schools
33.2%
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 Lincoln 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
Elementary13389
High4903
Middle4658
K-121--
6-12134
All schools23--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A00.0%
B838.1%
C1047.6%
D314.3%
F00.0%
All graded schools21100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded315.0%
Met630.0%
Not Met1155.0%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 379.1%49%
Science (grades 5 & 8)68.7%47.3%
English II66.5%40.8%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)64%45.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)54.8%32.7%
Biology49.8%32.8%
NC Math 144.2%14.6%

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 rate90.6%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned59.6%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments49.6%
Students promoted to the next grade85.7%
Students retained in grade14.3%
English learners making progress (of 449)33.2%
Schools identified as low-performing3 of 20
First page of the Lincoln County Schools report card PDF

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The Lincoln 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 71.79%Hispanic 14.09%Black 6.51%Two+ Races 6.12%Asian 1.23%Native Am. 0.24%Pacific Isl. 0.02%
White: 71.79% (8,407) Hispanic: 14.09% (1,650) Black: 6.51% (762) Two+ Races: 6.12% (717) Asian: 1.23% (144) Native Am.: 0.24% (28) Pacific Isl.: 0.02% (2)
White71.79%
Hispanic14.09%
Black6.51%
Two+ Races6.12%
Asian1.23%
Native Am.0.24%
Pacific Isl.0.02%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 11,710
48.53%5,683 Female
51.47%6,027 Male

Student counts for Lincoln County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 11,710 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 82.74%Chronically absent 17.26%
Regular attendance: 82.74% (9,921) Chronically absent: 17.26% (2,070)
Regular attendance82.74%
Chronically absent17.26%

Student Population

Students Counted: 11,991
3.49%409 English learners

Student indicators for Lincoln County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 11,991 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 89.19%Beginning 10.81%
Experienced: 89.19% (608) Beginning: 10.81% (74)
Experienced89.19%
Beginning10.81%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 681.5 FTE
99.31%Fully licensed
0.69%Emergency or provisional
10.54%72 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Lincoln 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 681.5 FTE.

Lincoln County Schools boundary map

23 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County Schools

23 schools

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