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Orange County Schools

Orange County, North Carolina · Grades PK-12

Address
200 E King St, Hillsborough, NC 27278
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NCES agency ID
3703480
State LEA ID
NC-680
13
Schools
6,883
Students
454
Teachers (FTE)
15.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
1
Low-performing schools
30.4%
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 Orange 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
Elementary7427
High3774
Middle3524
All schools13--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A00.0%
B541.7%
C650.0%
D18.3%
F00.0%
All graded schools12100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded758.3%
Met541.7%
Not Met00.0%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 373.7%52.7%
Science (grades 5 & 8)65.3%47%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)61.4%43.1%
English II59.7%38.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)55.6%37.4%
Biology49.7%35.1%
NC Math 130.5%5.2%

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 rate87.7%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned58.1%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments51.3%
Students promoted to the next grade72%
Students retained in grade28%
English learners making progress (of 891)30.4%
Schools identified as low-performing1 of 12
First page of the Orange County Schools report card PDF

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The Orange 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 47.36%Hispanic 29.26%Black 13.94%Two+ Races 7.15%Asian 2.02%Native Am. 0.27%
White: 47.36% (3,307) Hispanic: 29.26% (2,043) Black: 13.94% (973) Two+ Races: 7.15% (499) Asian: 2.02% (141) Native Am.: 0.27% (19)
White47.36%
Hispanic29.26%
Black13.94%
Two+ Races7.15%
Asian2.02%
Native Am.0.27%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 6,982
48.42%3,381 Female
51.58%3,601 Male

Student counts for Orange County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 6,982 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 74.61%Chronically absent 25.39%
Regular attendance: 74.61% (5,412) Chronically absent: 25.39% (1,842)
Regular attendance74.61%
Chronically absent25.39%

Student Population

Students Counted: 7,254
12.55%876 English learners

Student indicators for Orange County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 7,254 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 85.29%Beginning 14.71%
Experienced: 85.29% (402) Beginning: 14.71% (69)
Experienced85.29%
Beginning14.71%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 470.8 FTE
96.98%Fully licensed
3.02%Emergency or provisional
15.08%71 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Orange 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 470.8 FTE.

Orange County Schools boundary map

13 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 Orange 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 →