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Shelby, NC
Public School Ratings




Shelby Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Cleveland County Schools School District details

Cleveland County Schools School District
400 West Marion Street
Shelby, NC 28150

14,406 Students enrolled in District

30 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Cleveland County Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to North Carolina

5

(10 is best)

Better than 47.3% of all NC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.4% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
51%
48%
51%
51%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bethware Elementary School
115 Bethware Drive
Kings Mountain, NC, 28086
PK-04
Boiling Springs Elementary School
1522 Patrick Avenue
Shelby, NC, 28152
PK-05
Burns High School
307 E Stagecoach Trail
Lawndale, NC, 28090
09-12
Burns Middle School
215 Shady Grove Road
Lawndale, NC, 28090
06-08
Casar Elementary School
436 Schoolhouse Road
Casar, NC, 28020
PK-05
Cleveland Echs School
1800 E. Marion Street
Shelby, NC, 28152
09-13
Cleveland Innovation School
400 W Marion St
Shelby, NC, 28150
KG-12
Crest High School
800 Old Boiling Springs
Shelby, NC, 28152
09-12
Crest Middle School
315 Beaverdam Church Rd
Shelby, NC, 28150
06-08
East Elementary School
600 Cleveland Avenue
Kings Mountain, NC, 28086
PK-04
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.8% 46.6%
Black 28.7% 26.2%
Hispanic 8.6% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 1.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 74.9% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 73.2% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.7% 2.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,654 $95,859,000 59.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $772 $11,127,000 6.9%
Staff $383 $5,518,000 3.4%
General Administration $85 $1,227,000 0.8%
School Administration $668 $9,619,000 6.0%
Operation $851 $12,253,000 7.6%
Transportation $296 $4,257,000 2.7%
Other $402 $5,788,000 3.6%
Total Support $3,456 $49,789,000 31.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,032 $14,860,000 9.3%
Total Expenditures $11,142 $160,508,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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