Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is a public school district based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, serving 11,353 students in 20 schools. By enrollment it ranks #32 of the 112 North Carolina districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 72% of them. Its schools average 568 students each, more than the North Carolina median of 446. Its superintendent is Dr Rodney Trice. It spends about $14,165 per student on day-to-day operations, 27% more than the North Carolina median. It has roughly 12.7 students per teacher.
How Chapel Hill-Carrboro compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Chapel Hill-Carrboro | North Carolina median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,165 | $11,153 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,292 | $6,920 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $192.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $170.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 894 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 15.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 299 | 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
Moves tracker →Dr Rodney Trice
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, EDDIE, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in North Carolina
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County SchoolsLincolnton | 11,710 | 23 | $9,430 | 15.3 | #30 |
| Burke County SchoolsMorganton | 11,667 | 27 | $10,046 | 16.8 | #31 |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsChapel Hill · this district | 11,353 | 20 | $14,165 | 12.7 | #32 |
| Rockingham County SchoolsEden | 11,114 | 23 | $10,432 | 17.5 | #33 |
| Pender County SchoolsBurgaw | 11,073 | 19 | $10,109 | 18.0 | #34 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsburg-James City County Public SchoolsWilliamsburg, VA | 11,371 | $13,562 | 13.8 |
| New Albany-Floyd Co Con SchNew Albany, IN | 11,362 | $9,723 | 16.0 |
| Midlothian ISDMidlothian, TX | 11,356 | $10,005 | 16.7 |
| Bellingham School DistrictBellingham, WA | 11,337 | $15,475 | 17.4 |
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.
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