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ExploreCatawba County Schools

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 3700690

Catawba County Schools

Newton, NC

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

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

16,003

+0.2%YoY

Graduation Rate

87.4%

+1.0%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$25,144

+25.3%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

17.4:1

+7.4%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+3.3%vs. State

English Language Learners

26.4%

+70.3%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

15.6%

-1.9%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

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

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+0.9%

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