At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
11,667
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
27
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
16.8:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$12,261
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$7,298
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 11,378
- Teachers (FTE)
- 814
- Student–teacher ratio
- 14:1
What current records say about Burke County Schools
Burke County Schools operates 27 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Morganton, North Carolina. NCES reports 11,667 students and 694.44 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within North Carolina agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 31 of 121 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $12,261 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,298 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 84 of 119 in North Carolina. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 10.4%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 13.5%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 694.44
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $144,308,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Burke County Schools
Morganton, North Carolina
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 35.7261, -81.6492
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White62.3%
- Hispanic21.3%
- Black3.9%
- Asian5.7%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
- Multiracial6.3%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Burke County Schools
27 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 27 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke Middle College | High11–12 | 130 | 43.3:1 | |
| Burke Virtual Academy | OtherKG–12 | 0 | Not reported | |
| Draughn High School | High09–12 | 661 | 27.3:1 | |
| Drexel Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 477 | 16.4:1 | |
| East Burke High | High09–12 | 874 | 23.1:1 | |
| East Burke Middle | Middle06–08 | 630 | 15.9:1 | |
| Forest Hill Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 305 | 15.9:1 | |
| Freedom High | High09–12 | 1,299 | 22.7:1 | |
| George Hildebrand Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 327 | 14.8:1 | |
| Glen Alpine Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 295 | 13.2:1 | |
| Hallyburton Academy | High06–12 | 73 | 8.5:1 | |
| Heritage Middle | Middle06–08 | 475 | 16.2:1 | |
| Hildebran Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 297 | 18.5:1 | |
| Hillcrest Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 254 | 14:1 | |
| Icard Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 265 | 12.7:1 | |
| Liberty Middle | Middle06–08 | 453 | 15.6:1 | |
| Mountain View Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 762 | 14.6:1 | |
| Mull Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 291 | 14.3:1 | |
| North Liberty | OtherPK–12 | 72 | 6.3:1 | |
| Oak Hill Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 310 | 15.3:1 | |
| Patton High School | High09–12 | 756 | 24.4:1 | |
| Ray Childers Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 460 | 15.8:1 | |
| Salem Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 476 | 17:1 | |
| Table Rock Middle | Middle06–08 | 427 | 14:1 |