District profile / North Carolina

Anson County Schools

Wadesboro, North Carolina · Superintendent: Dr Brian C. Ratliff · #81 of 112 North Carolina districts by enrollment

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2,924

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,140

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% above the North Carolina median

16.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · North Carolina median 15.7

Anson County Schools is a public school district based in Wadesboro, North Carolina, serving 2,924 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #81 of the 112 North Carolina districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 28% of them. Its schools average 325 students each, fewer than the North Carolina median of 446. Its superintendent is Dr Brian C. Ratliff. It spends about $12,140 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the North Carolina median. It has roughly 16.7 students per teacher.

How Anson County compares

Anson CountyNorth Carolina median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,140

North Carolina median $11,153 · 9% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,133

North Carolina median $6,920 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school325

North Carolina median 446 · 27% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher16.7

North Carolina median 15.7 · 6% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor366

North Carolina median 358 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$38.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 15%State 69%Local 16%

Measure	Anson County	North Carolina median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,140	$11,153	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,133	$6,920	FY2020-21
Total spending	$37.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$38.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	175	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	16.7	15.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	366	358	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The North Carolina median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

Leadership

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Dr Brian C. Ratliff

Superintendent, Anson County Schools

Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, EDDIE, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change

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Peer districts in North Carolina

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Clinton City SchoolsClinton	3,015	5	$10,519	15.8	#78
Cherokee County SchoolsMarble	2,992	13	$13,086	14.7	#79
Lexington City SchoolsLexington	2,953	7	$11,095	14.3	#80
Anson County SchoolsWadesboro · this district	2,924	9	$12,140	16.7	#81
Greene County SchoolsSnow Hill	2,863	6	$13,474	14.0	#82

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Monroe LocalMonroe, OH	2,925	$9,718	20.0
Henry CountyParis, TN	2,924	$9,792	n/a
Overton CountyLivingston, TN	2,924	$8,971	n/a
Lincoln County School District #2Afton, WY	2,924	$15,896	13.8

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-nc-anson-county-schools