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Caswell County Schools

Yanceyville, North Carolina · Superintendent: Lance Stokes · #92 of 112 North Carolina districts by enrollment

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2,098

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,161

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the North Carolina median

15.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · North Carolina median 15.7

Caswell County Schools is a public school district based in Yanceyville, North Carolina, serving 2,098 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #92 of the 112 North Carolina districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 18% of them. Its schools average 350 students each, fewer than the North Carolina median of 446. Its superintendent is Lance Stokes. It spends about $11,161 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.1 students per teacher.

How Caswell County compares

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

Spending per student$11,161

North Carolina median $11,153 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,381

North Carolina median $6,920 · 8% below · FY2020-21

Students per school350

North Carolina median 446 · 22% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.1

North Carolina median 15.7 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor300

North Carolina median 358 · 16% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$38.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 52%Local 39%

Measure	Caswell County	North Carolina median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,161	$11,153	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,381	$6,920	FY2020-21
Total spending	$42.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$38.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	139	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.1	15.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	300	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.

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Lance Stokes

Superintendent, Caswell 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
Thomasville City SchoolsThomasville	2,149	4	$13,161	19.0	#89
Yancey County SchoolsBurnsville	2,149	6	$12,782	15.0	#90
Polk County SchoolsColumbus	2,110	7	$12,894	14.2	#91
Caswell County SchoolsYanceyville · this district	2,098	6	$11,161	15.1	#92
Madison County SchoolsMarshall	2,063	7	$12,372	12.2	#93

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Northern Burlington County Regional School DistrictColumbus, NJ	2,099	$20,179	12.3
Maumee CityMaumee, OH	2,099	$15,842	13.9
Iroquois Central School DistrictElma, NY	2,098	$22,887	11.6
Wilmington CityWilmington, OH	2,098	$12,455	17.9

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-caswell-county-schools