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ExploreRutherford County Schools

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 3704080

Rutherford County Schools

Forest City, NC

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

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

7,394

-0.3%YoY

Graduation Rate

87.1%

+0.7%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$12,511

-37.7%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

18.4:1

+13.6%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+3.3%vs. State

English Language Learners

29.1%

+87.7%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

19.0%

+19.5%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

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

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-1.3%

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