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ExploreWatauga County Schools

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 3704830

Watauga County Schools

Boone, NC

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

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

4,658

+0.4%YoY

Graduation Rate

90.4%

+4.5%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$20,044

-0.1%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

13.9:1

-14.2%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+3.3%vs. State

English Language Learners

17.4%

+12.3%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

11.1%

-30.2%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

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

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+1.6%

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