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Gastonia, NC
Public School Ratings




Gastonia 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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


Gaston County Schools School District details

Gaston County Schools School District
943 Osceola Street
Gastonia, NC 28054

30,253 Students enrolled in District

56 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Gaston County Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to North Carolina

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.0% of all NC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 44.6% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
52%
45%
51%
48%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Ashbrook High School
2222 S New Hope Road
Gastonia, NC, 28054
09-12
Belmont Central Elementary School
310 Eagle Road
Belmont, NC, 28012
02-05
Belmont Middle School
1020 South Point Road
Belmont, NC, 28012
06-08
Bessemer City Central Elem School
1400 Puett's Chapel Road
Bessemer City, NC, 28016
03-05
Bessemer City High School
119 Yellow Jacket Lane
Bessemer City, NC, 28016
09-12
Bessemer City Middle School
525 Ed Wilson Road
Bessemer City, NC, 28016
06-08
Bessemer City Primary School
1320 North 12th Street
Bessemer City, NC, 28016
PK-02
Brookside Elementary School
1925 Auten Rd.
Gastonia, NC, 28054
PK-05
Carr Elementary School
307 S Pine St
Dallas, NC, 28034
PK-05
Catawba Heights Elementary School
101 Ivey Street
Belmont, NC, 28012
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 49.9% 45.7%
Black 26.1% 26.1%
Hispanic 21.9% 22.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.8% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 80.9% 68.3%
Free lunch eligible 80.1% 67.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.8% 1.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,004 $211,896,000 59.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $862 $26,086,000 7.3%
Staff $341 $10,313,000 2.9%
General Administration $61 $1,842,000 0.5%
School Administration $703 $21,256,000 6.0%
Operation $827 $25,005,000 7.0%
Transportation $367 $11,095,000 3.1%
Other $391 $11,837,000 3.3%
Total Support $3,551 $107,434,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,219 $36,889,000 10.4%
Total Expenditures $11,775 $356,219,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,524 $11,629,189,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $717 $1,108,296,000 5.4%
Staff $421 $651,371,000 3.2%
General Administration $203 $313,159,000 1.5%
School Administration $717 $1,108,754,000 5.4%
Operation $936 $1,446,950,000 7.0%
Transportation $473 $731,502,000 3.5%
Other $410 $632,972,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,877 $5,993,004,000 29.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,961 $3,031,407,000 14.7%
Total Expenditures $13,363 $20,653,600,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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