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ExploreHickory City Schools

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 3702190

Hickory City Schools

Hickory, NC

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

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

3,735

+0.6%YoY

Graduation Rate

95.2%

+10.1%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$25,921

+29.1%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

17.4:1

+7.4%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+3.3%vs. State

English Language Learners

23.2%

+49.7%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

19.8%

+24.5%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

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

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+2.3%

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