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Surry County Schools

Surry County, North Carolina · Grades PK-13

Address
209 N Crutchfield St, Dobson, NC 27017
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NCES agency ID
3704410
State LEA ID
NC-860
20
Schools
7,062
Students
476
Teachers (FTE)
15.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
2
Low-performing schools
40.1%
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 Surry 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
Elementary11284
High4571
Middle4386
K-121115
All schools20--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A15.0%
B525.0%
C1260.0%
D210.0%
F00.0%
All graded schools20100.0%

School growth status

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

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 369.8%44.7%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)62.2%40.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)62.1%39.7%
English II58.7%32.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)54.3%29.5%
Biology43.5%30.7%
NC Math 141.4%13.5%

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 rate94.6%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned56.4%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments52%
Students promoted to the next grade81%
Students retained in grade19%
English learners making progress (of 731)40.1%
Schools identified as low-performing2 of 20
First page of the Surry County Schools report card PDF

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The Surry 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 66.45%Hispanic 27.48%Two+ Races 3.79%Black 1.72%Asian 0.51%Native Am. 0.05%
White: 66.45% (4,863) Hispanic: 27.48% (2,011) Two+ Races: 3.79% (277) Black: 1.72% (126) Asian: 0.51% (37) Native Am.: 0.05% (4)
White66.45%
Hispanic27.48%
Two+ Races3.79%
Black1.72%
Asian0.51%
Native Am.0.05%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 7,318
49.71%3,638 Female
50.29%3,680 Male

Student counts for Surry County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 7,318 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 81.47%Chronically absent 18.53%
Regular attendance: 81.47% (5,447) Chronically absent: 18.53% (1,239)
Regular attendance81.47%
Chronically absent18.53%

Student Population

Students Counted: 6,686
9.59%702 English learners

Student indicators for Surry County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 6,686 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 89.78%Beginning 10.22%
Experienced: 89.78% (370) Beginning: 10.22% (42)
Experienced89.78%
Beginning10.22%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 411.9 FTE
98.69%Fully licensed
1.31%Emergency or provisional
12.02%50 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Surry 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 411.9 FTE.

Surry County Schools boundary map

20 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 Surry County Schools

20 schools

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