Hickory City Schools
Hickory City Schools is a public school district based in Hickory, North Carolina, serving 3,735 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #74 of the 112 North Carolina districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 34% of them. Its schools average 415 students each, about the same as the North Carolina median of 446. Its superintendent is Dr Jennifer S Griffin. It spends about $10,171 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the North Carolina median. It has roughly 17.5 students per teacher.
How Hickory compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Hickory | North Carolina median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,171 | $11,153 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,307 | $6,920 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $41.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $41.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 214 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.5 | 15.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 267 | 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 Jennifer S Griffin
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville City SchoolsAsheville | 3,960 | 8 | $14,266 | 13.0 | #72 |
| Bladen County SchoolsElizabethtown | 3,928 | 12 | $12,664 | 17.1 | #73 |
| Hickory City SchoolsHickory · this district | 3,735 | 9 | $10,171 | 17.5 | #74 |
| Montgomery County SchoolsTroy | 3,587 | 11 | $11,710 | 16.7 | #75 |
| Jackson County Public SchoolsSylva | 3,444 | 9 | $11,711 | 17.2 | #76 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| White CountySparta, TN | 3,736 | $9,302 | n/a |
| Lawrence Township Public School DistrictLawrenceville, NJ | 3,735 | $22,663 | 11.2 |
| Wythe County Public SchoolsWytheville, VA | 3,734 | $11,796 | 12.1 |
| McNairy CountySelmer, TN | 3,733 | $9,917 | n/a |
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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