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Sanford, NC
Public School Ratings




Sanford 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


Lee County Schools School District details

Lee County Schools School District
106 Gordon St
Sanford, NC 27330

9,051 Students enrolled in District

16 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Lee County Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to North Carolina

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.0% of all NC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 40.4% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
52%
44%
51%
48%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bt Bullock Elementary School
1410 Mc Neill Road
Sanford, NC, 27330
KG-05
Bragg Street Academy School
504 Bragg Street
Sanford, NC, 27330
06-12
Broadway Elementary School
307 S Main St
Broadway, NC, 27505
PK-05
Deep River Elementary School
4000 Deep River Rd
Sanford, NC, 27330
KG-05
East Lee Middle School
1337 Broadway Rd
Sanford, NC, 27330
06-08
Floyd L Knight Children Center School
607 W Mc Intosh St
Sanford, NC, 27330
PK-12
Greenwood Elementary School
1127 Greenwood Rd
Sanford, NC, 27330
KG-05
J Glenn Edwards Elementary School
3115 Cemetery Rd
Sanford, NC, 27332
KG-05
J R Ingram Jr Elementary School
3309 Wicker St
Sanford, NC, 27330
KG-05
Lee County High School
1708 Nash Street
Sanford, NC, 27330
09-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 33.4% 45.7%
Black 20.6% 26.1%
Hispanic 45.1% 22.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 78.3% 68.3%
Free lunch eligible 74.6% 67.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.8% 1.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,242 $74,596,000 64.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $806 $7,298,000 6.3%
Staff $343 $3,108,000 2.7%
General Administration $116 $1,052,000 0.9%
School Administration $750 $6,787,000 5.8%
Operation $986 $8,924,000 7.7%
Transportation $336 $3,041,000 2.6%
Other $359 $3,247,000 2.8%
Total Support $3,696 $33,457,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $923 $8,356,000 7.2%
Total Expenditures $12,861 $116,409,000 100.0%
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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