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ExploreBurke County Schools

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 3700480

Burke County Schools

Morganton, NC

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

11,667

+0.2%YoY

Graduation Rate

85.9%

-0.7%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$23,191

+15.5%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

16.8:1

+3.7%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+3.3%vs. State

English Language Learners

6.9%

-55.5%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

23.0%

+44.7%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+0.7%

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