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ExploreGaston County Schools

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 3701620

Gaston County Schools

Gastonia, NC

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

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

30,995

-0.6%YoY

Graduation Rate

95.2%

+10.1%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$18,718

-6.8%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

15.9:1

-1.9%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+3.3%vs. State

English Language Learners

3.2%

-79.4%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

14.1%

-11.3%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

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

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-2.4%

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