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Forest City, NC
Public School Ratings




Forest City Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Rutherford County Schools School District details

Rutherford County Schools School District
382 West Main Street
Forest City, NC 28043

7,527 Students enrolled in District

18 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Rutherford County Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to North Carolina

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.4% of all NC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.1% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

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80 60 40 20 0
56%
51%
55%
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57%
51%
56%
51%
55%
51%
57%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Chase High School
1603 Chase High Rd
Forest City, NC, 28043
09-12
Chase Middle School
840 Chase High Rd
Forest City, NC, 28043
06-08
Cliffside Elementary School
4016 Us Hwy 221 A
Cliffside, NC, 28024
KG-05
East Rutherford High School
331 East High Rd
Bostic, NC, 28018
09-12
East Rutherford Middle School
259 East Church Street
Bostic, NC, 28018
06-08
Ellenboro Elementary School
813 Piney Mountain Church Rd
Ellenboro, NC, 28040
PK-05
Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School
286 Learning Parkway
Forest City, NC, 28043
PK-05
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School
100 Forrest Hunt Drive
Forest City, NC, 28043
PK-05
Harris Elementary School
3330 Us 221 S Hwy
Forest City, NC, 28043
PK-05
Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School
2785 Hudlow Road
Forest City, NC, 28043
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 75.5% 46.6%
Black 12.1% 26.2%
Hispanic 11.8% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 1.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.2% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 99.2% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 2.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,953 $52,336,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $788 $5,933,000 5.4%
Staff $614 $4,620,000 4.2%
General Administration $118 $886,000 0.8%
School Administration $643 $4,840,000 4.4%
Operation $1,163 $8,752,000 8.0%
Transportation $367 $2,762,000 2.5%
Other $381 $2,870,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,074 $30,663,000 28.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,437 $25,873,000 23.8%
Total Expenditures $14,464 $108,872,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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