At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
11,353
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
20
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
12.7:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$16,963
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$10,809
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
- 11,442
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,448
- Student–teacher ratio
- 7.9:1
What current records say about Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools operates 20 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. NCES reports 11,353 students and 894.67 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within North Carolina agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 32 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 $16,963 in current expenditure per pupil and $10,809 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 12 of 119 in North Carolina. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 11.1%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 10.4%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 894.67
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $196,110,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 35.9034, -79.0680
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White47.3%
- Hispanic19.6%
- Black11.9%
- Asian13.5%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
- Multiracial7.6%
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 Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
20 current directory entries
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Showing 1–20 of 20 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrboro Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 515 | 12.9:1 | |
| Carrboro High | High09–12 | 885 | 13.8:1 | |
| Chapel Hill High | High09–12 | 1,608 | 15.9:1 | |
| Culbreth Middle | Middle06–08 | 632 | 12.1:1 | |
| East Chapel Hill High | High09–12 | 1,419 | 16.3:1 | |
| Ephesus Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 410 | 12.6:1 | |
| Estes Hills Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 336 | 10.9:1 | |
| FPG Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 536 | 13.3:1 | |
| Glenwood Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 390 | 12:1 | |
| McDougle Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 497 | 12.9:1 | |
| McDougle Middle | Middle06–08 | 659 | 11.6:1 | |
| Morris Grove Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 383 | 12.2:1 | |
| Northside Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 412 | 12.9:1 | |
| Phillips Middle | Middle06–08 | 600 | 11.5:1 | |
| Phoenix Academy High | High09–12 | 27 | 2.7:1 | |
| Rashkis Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 455 | 12.9:1 | |
| Scroggs Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 410 | 12.1:1 | |
| Seawell Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 416 | 12.4:1 | |
| Smith Middle | Middle06–08 | 763 | 13.7:1 | |
| UNC Hospital School | OtherPK–12 | 0 | 0:1 |