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Valdese, NC
Public School Ratings




Valdese Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Burke County Schools School District details

Burke County Schools School District
700 East Parker Road
Morganton, NC 28655

11,632 Students enrolled in District

26 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Burke County Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to North Carolina

6

(10 is best)

Better than 54.0% of all NC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.2% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
49%
50%
50%
51%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Burke Middle College School
1001 Burkemont Ave
Morganton, NC, 28655
11-12
Drexel Elementary School
100 Alta Vista Street
Morganton, NC, 28655
PK-05
East Burke High School
3695 East Burke Boulevard
Connelly Springs, NC, 28612
09-12
East Burke Middle School
3519 Miller Bridge Road
Connelly Springs, NC, 28612
06-08
Forest Hill Elementary School
304 Ann Street
Morganton, NC, 28655
PK-05
Freedom High School
511 Independence Boulevard
Morganton, NC, 28655
09-12
George Hildebrand Elementary School
8078 G Hildebrand Sch Road
Connelly Springs, NC, 28612
PK-05
Glen Alpine Elementary School
302 London Street
Morganton, NC, 28655
PK-05
Hallyburton Academy School
205 South Main Street
Drexel, NC, 28619
06-12
Heritage Middle School
1951 Enon Road
Valdese, NC, 28690
06-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 68.1% 47.4%
Black 4.6% 26.3%
Hispanic 20.6% 20.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.4% 4.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 1.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 51.0% 48.0%
Free lunch eligible 45.0% 46.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.0% 1.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,844 $72,079,896 57.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $524 $6,463,016 5.2%
Staff $368 $4,538,912 3.6%
General Administration $76 $937,384 0.8%
School Administration $535 $6,598,690 5.3%
Operation $975 $12,025,650 9.7%
Transportation $229 $2,824,486 2.3%
Other $342 $4,218,228 3.4%
Total Support $3,049 $37,606,366 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,193 $14,714,462 11.8%
Total Expenditures $10,085 $124,388,390 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,324 $9,654,142,443 55.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $575 $877,144,823 5.0%
Staff $341 $521,212,282 3.0%
General Administration $170 $259,230,834 1.5%
School Administration $637 $973,125,983 5.6%
Operation $798 $1,218,189,435 7.0%
Transportation $402 $613,466,359 3.5%
Other $331 $505,953,708 2.9%
Total Support $3,255 $4,968,588,990 28.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,818 $2,774,971,990 16.0%
Total Expenditures $11,397 $17,397,660,278 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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