At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
8,987
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
21
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$14,128
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$9,032
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–13
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
- 8,827
- Teachers (FTE)
- 635.2
- Student–teacher ratio
- 13.9:1
What current records say about Chatham County Schools
Chatham County Schools operates 21 current public-school records serving grades PK–13 in Pittsboro, North Carolina. NCES reports 8,987 students and 646.56 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within North Carolina agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 39 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 $14,128 in current expenditure per pupil and $9,032 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 42 of 119 in North Carolina. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 13.1%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 10.8%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 646.56
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $128,979,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Chatham County Schools
Pittsboro, North Carolina
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 35.7388, -79.2624
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White49.3%
- Hispanic32.4%
- Black10.9%
- Asian1.7%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial5.5%
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 Chatham County Schools
21 current directory entries
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Showing 1–21 of 21 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett School | ElementaryPK–08 | 187 | 11.5:1 | |
| Bonlee School | ElementaryKG–08 | 290 | 13.9:1 | |
| Chatham Central High | High09–12 | 320 | 10.4:1 | |
| Chatham County Schools Virtual Academy | High09–12 | 9 | Not reported | |
| Chatham Early College | High09–13 | 113 | 20.5:1 | |
| Chatham Grove Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 683 | 16.2:1 | |
| Chatham Middle | Middle06–08 | 513 | 13.8:1 | |
| George M. Horton Middle | Middle05–08 | 414 | 15.4:1 | |
| J S Waters School | ElementaryKG–08 | 222 | 12.5:1 | |
| Jordan-Matthews High | High09–12 | 848 | 14.4:1 | |
| Margaret B. Pollard Middle | Middle06–08 | 736 | 16.7:1 | |
| Moncure School | ElementaryKG–08 | 176 | 13:1 | |
| North Chatham Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 588 | 12.8:1 | |
| Northwood High | High09–12 | 634 | 12.9:1 | |
| ONE Academy | High06–12 | 35 | 7:1 | |
| Perry W Harrison Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 262 | 12.8:1 | |
| Pittsboro Elementary | ElementaryPK–04 | 503 | 13.3:1 | |
| Seaforth High | High09–12 | 1,088 | 19.1:1 | |
| Siler City Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 591 | 12.3:1 | |
| Silk Hope School | ElementaryPK–08 | 281 | 13.2:1 | |
| Virginia Cross Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 494 | 12:1 |