Rutherford County Schools
Rutherford County Schools is located in west North Carolina. Rutherford County Schools has 564.15 square miles of land area and 1.70 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Rutherford County Schools population is 67,181. Rutherford County Schools median household income is $36,863 in 2010-2014. Rutherford County Schools median house value is $106,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Rutherford County Schools is close to the state average in quality.
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382 West Main St
Forest City NC, 28043, Rutherford County
Phone: 828-288-2200
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |
Total Students: | 8,532 | 8,963 | 9,092 | 9,154 | 9,384 | 9,546 | 9,654 |
English Language Learner Students: | 176 | 178 | 221 | 231 | 252 | 296 | 362 |
Total Teachers: | 554.48 | 564.73 | 570.82 | 592.78 | 622.60 | 658.80 | 672.90 |
Prekindergarten: | 19.00 | 20.88 | 22.23 | 23.20 | 24.80 | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 38.48 | 38.52 | 25.33 | NA | 0.00 | NA | NA |
Elementary: | 326.90 | 328.30 | 333.61 | 254.84 | 262.66 | 276.60 | 282.60 |
Secondary: | 169.03 | 173.90 | 185.36 | 310.79 | 331.64 | 358.90 | 365.80 |
Ungraded: | 1.07 | 3.13 | 4.29 | 3.95 | 3.50 | 23.30 | 24.50 |
Total Other Staff: | 656.13 | 714.62 | 697.32 | 740.23 | 737.39 | 773.30 | 785.80 |
Instructional Aides: | 162.27 | 212.55 | 202.31 | 231.37 | 238.61 | 263.10 | 277.90 |
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors: | 8.33 | 8.00 | 8.46 | 9.25 | 9.25 | 16.00 | 13.40 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 25.80 | 26.88 | 27.00 | 26.97 | 27.00 | 27.00 | 28.00 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 10.00 | 9.88 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 15.80 | 17.00 | 17.00 | 16.97 | 17.00 | 17.00 | 18.00 |
Other Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA | NA | NA |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 15.71 | 16.00 | 15.30 | 16.00 | 16.33 | 17.00 | 17.00 |
Library/Media Support: | 2.71 | 2.96 | 2.88 | 8.93 | 8.38 | 10.40 | 10.10 |
District Administrators: | 11.00 | 13.00 | 12.00 | 10.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 |
District Administrative Support: | 31.94 | 31.02 | 31.36 | 34.66 | 33.73 | 33.90 | 28.50 |
School Administrators: | 35.40 | 36.00 | 34.92 | 37.71 | 37.95 | 37.80 | 37.50 |
School Administrative Support: | 48.56 | 47.85 | 47.78 | 45.87 | 44.35 | 45.00 | 41.00 |
Student Support Services: | 69.45 | 68.16 | 66.81 | 62.70 | 52.12 | 38.70 | 36.20 |
Other Support Services: | 244.96 | 252.20 | 248.50 | 256.77 | 256.67 | 271.40 | 282.20 |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.39 | 15.87 | 15.93 | 15.44 | 15.07 | 14.49 | 14.35 |
Schools
Chase High School | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 1603 Chase High Rd, Forest City NC 28043 | |
Chase Middle School | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 840 Chase High Rd, Forest City NC 28043 | |
Cliffside Elementary School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 4016 Us Hwy 221a, Cliffside NC 28024 | |
East Rutherford High School | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 331 East High Rd, Forest City NC 28043 | |
East Rutherford Middle School | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 259 East Church St, Bostic NC 28018 | |
Ellenboro Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 813 Piney Mountain Church Rd, Ellenboro NC 28040 | |
Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 286 Learning Parkway, Forest City NC 28043 | |
Forrest W Hunt Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 100 Forrest Hunt Dr, Forest City NC 28043 | |
Harris Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 3330 Us 221 South Hwy, Forest City NC 28043 | |
Mt Vernon-Ruth Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 2785 Hudlow Rd, Forest City NC 28043 | |
Pinnacle Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 1204 Painters Gap Rd, Rutherfordton NC 28139 | |
R-S Central High School | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 641 Hwy 221 North, Rutherfordton NC 28139 | |
R-S Middle School | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 545 Charlotte Rd, Rutherfordton NC 28139 | |
Rutherford Early College High School | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 286 Icc Loop Rd, Spindale NC 28160 | |
Rutherford Opportunity Center | Grade 6 to Grade 12 | 140 Old Caroleen Rd, Forest City NC 28043 | |
Rutherfordton Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 201 Bob Hardin Rd, Rutherfordton NC 28139 | |
Spindale Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 161 North Oak St, Spindale NC 28160 | |
Sunshine Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 231 Toney Rd, Bostic NC 28018 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | State Average |
EOC Test | |||||
2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 84% | 82.6% |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 50.3% | 66.7% |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 56.8% | 69% |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 58.2% | 67.7% |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 72.8% | 77.8% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 66.4% | 76.7% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 82% | 78.7% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 24.4% | 36.3% |
2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 86.3% | 80.3% |
2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 60.9% | 65.1% |
2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 62.9% | 67.2% |
2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 60.1% | 72.9% |
2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 73.5% | 84.9% |
2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 79.5% | 82.3% |
2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 62% | 63.4% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 65.2% | 65.3% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 61.7% | 68% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 62.7% | 71.2% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 73.1% | 81.2% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 69.3% | 79.9% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 82.7% | 83% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 38.4% | 45.6% |
2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 65.6% | 77.1% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 62.1% | 71.8% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 68.1% | 77.7% |
2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 57.5% | 60.1% |
2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 59.5% | 65.8% |
2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 60.3% | 68.5% |
2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 56% | 71.4% |
2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 65.3% | 78.7% |
2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 70.2% | 80% |
2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 79.1% | 82.8% |
2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 66.3% | 72.1% |
2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 64.4% | 73.1% |
2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 68.4% | 73.8% |
2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 77.3% | 82.4% |
2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 77.6% | 80.6% |
2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 83.1% | 82.9% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 44.9% | 51.2% |
2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 72.8% | 68.8% |
2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 50.9% | 63.3% |
2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 58.3% | 67.9% |
2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 61.8% | 73.3% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 76.4% | 82.3% |
2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 61.3% | 69.1% |
2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 50.1% | 58.4% |
2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 53.6% | 62.7% |
2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 60.6% | 76.4% |
2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 64.5% | 76.5% |
2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 64.7% | 85.1% |
2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 55.8% | 81.5% |
2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 60% | 85.9% |
2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 47.8% | 56.8% |
2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 56.7% | 64.6% |
2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 54.7% | 66.5% |
2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 60.7% | 71.2% |
2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 67.2% | 81.6% |
2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 71.4% | 81.5% |
EOG Test | |||||
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 17.6% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 22.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 25.1% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 55.7% |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 5% | 18.5% |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84.5% |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 63.5% |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 58.6% |
2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 71.9% |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 69.4% |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 69.9% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 67.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 70.9% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 73.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 81.3% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 81.9% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 82.1% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 82.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 46.8% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 82.9% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 81.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 54.5% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 65.5% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 66.4% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 67.6% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.0% | 45.2% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 65% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 67.7% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.8% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 81.5% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 83% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 83.8% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 85.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 47.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 83.4% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 85.2% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 59.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 69.1% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 71.6% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 71.6% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71.6% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.0% | 43.7% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 49.5% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 52% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 58.7% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 63.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 66.7% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 69.6% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 80.1% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 81.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 82% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 82.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 47.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 88.4% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 89.3% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 55.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 68.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 71.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 72.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72.3% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 39.5% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 40.1% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 60.8% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 68.9% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 73.4% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 75.9% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 45.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 61.9% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 64.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 68.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 78.1% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 80.5% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 80.7% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 38.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 81.5% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 59.3% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 71% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 75.3% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.2% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 46.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 61.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 63.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 67.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 78.4% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 80.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 81.1% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 81.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 38.5% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.4% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 86.3% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 51.1% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 65% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 66.8% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 67.8% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 68.2% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 47.8% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 46% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 50.4% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 57.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 60.7% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 65.1% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 68.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 80.4% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 83.9% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 84.4% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 85.2% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 20.0% | 34.2% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 86.9% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 87.9% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 54.2% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 66.6% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69.5% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 69.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 71.1% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 41.0% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 51.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 67.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 72.8% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 74.9% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 77.3% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 59.1% |
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School District Fiscal Information
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | |
Total Revenue: | $83,527,000 | $9,187 | $110,395,000 | $12,060 | $91,353,000 | $9,735 | |||
Federal: | $14,873,000 | $1,636 | 17.8% | $18,782,000 | $2,052 | 17.0% | $15,569,000 | $1,659 | 17.0% |
State: | $52,530,000 | $5,778 | 62.9% | $52,333,000 | $5,717 | 47.4% | $52,867,000 | $5,634 | 57.9% |
Local: | $16,124,000 | $1,773 | 19.3% | $39,280,000 | $4,291 | 35.6% | $22,917,000 | $2,442 | 25.1% |
Total Expenditures: | $83,107,000 | $9,141 | $88,736,000 | $9,694 | $89,273,000 | $9,513 | |||
Total Current Expenditures: | $79,077,000 | $8,697 | $83,055,000 | $9,073 | $82,882,000 | $8,832 | |||
Instructional Expenditures: | $48,721,000 | $5,359 | 61.6% | $51,915,000 | $5,671 | 62.5% | $51,956,000 | $5,537 | 62.7% |
Student and Staff Support: | $7,671,000 | $844 | 9.7% | $7,650,000 | $836 | 9.2% | $7,290,000 | $777 | 8.8% |
Administration: | $7,759,000 | $853 | 9.8% | $8,141,000 | $889 | 9.8% | $7,831,000 | $835 | 9.4% |
Operations, Food, Other: | $14,926,000 | $1,642 | 18.9% | $15,349,000 | $1,677 | 18.5% | $15,805,000 | $1,684 | 19.1% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $1,069,000 | $118 | $1,191,000 | $130 | $1,678,000 | $179 | |||
Construction: | $603,000 | $66 | $105,000 | $11 | $1,450,000 | $155 | |||
Total Other: | $55,000 | $6 | $70,000 | $8 | $56,000 | $6 | |||
Interest on Debt: | $2,532,000 | $278 | $3,871,000 | $423 | $4,129,000 | $440 | |||
Total Salary: | $48,331,000 | $5,316 | $50,980,000 | $5,569 | $53,224,000 | $5,672 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Salary: | $31,708,000 | $3,487 | 65.6% | $33,951,000 | $3,709 | 66.6% | $36,271,000 | $3,865 | 68.1% |
Other Salary: | $16,623,000 | $1,828 | 34.4% | $17,029,000 | $1,860 | 33.4% | $16,953,000 | $1,807 | 31.9% |
Total Benefit: | $16,118,000 | $1,773 | $15,553,000 | $1,699 | $15,887,000 | $1,693 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Benefit: | $10,358,000 | $1,139 | 64.3% | $10,254,000 | $1,120 | 65.9% | $9,897,000 | $1,055 | 62.3% |
Other Benefit: | $5,760,000 | $634 | 35.7% | $5,299,000 | $579 | 34.1% | $5,990,000 | $638 | 37.7% |
* Rutherford County Schools was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.