Burke County Schools
Public school district based in Morganton, North Carolina. NCES district ID 3700480; state ID NC-120.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
27
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
11,667
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
688.4
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not shown: incomplete reporting
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 483 | |
| Kindergarten | 792 | |
| Grade 1 | 804 | |
| Grade 2 | 825 | |
| Grade 3 | 854 | |
| Grade 4 | 804 | |
| Grade 5 | 852 | |
| Grade 6 | 800 | |
| Grade 7 | 794 | |
| Grade 8 | 860 | |
| Grade 9 | 931 | |
| Grade 10 | 970 | |
| Grade 11 | 945 | |
| Grade 12 | 953 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% | |
| Asian | 5.7% | |
| Black or African American | 3.9% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 21.3% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.3% | |
| Two or more races | 6.3% | |
| White | 62.3% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.1% | |
| Male | 51.9% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 6, Suburb 12, Rural 9.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom High Morganton | 9–12 | Regular | 1,299 | 57.1 | 22.7 | City: Small |
| East Burke High Connelly Springs | 9–12 | Regular | 874 | 37.8 | 23.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| Mountain View Elementary Morganton | PK–5 | Regular | 762 | 52.3 | 14.6 | City: Small |
| Patton High School Morganton | 9–12 | Regular | 756 | 31.0 | 24.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Draughn High School Valdese | 9–12 | Regular | 661 | 24.2 | 27.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| East Burke Middle Connelly Springs | 6–8 | Regular | 630 | 39.6 | 15.9 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Valdese Elementary Valdese | PK–5 | Regular | 530 | 29.7 | 17.8 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Drexel Elementary Morganton | PK–5 | Regular | 477 | 29.1 | 16.4 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Salem Elementary Morganton | PK–5 | Regular | 476 | 28.0 | 17 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Heritage Middle Valdese | 6–8 | Regular | 475 | 29.4 | 16.2 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Ray Childers Elementary Hickory | PK–5 | Regular | 460 | 29.2 | 15.8 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Liberty Middle Morganton | 6–8 | Regular | 453 | 29.0 | 15.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Walter R Johnson Middle Morganton | 6–8 | Regular | 441 | 34.0 | 13 | City: Small |
| Table Rock Middle Morganton | 6–8 | Regular | 427 | 30.5 | 14 | Rural: Fringe |
| George Hildebrand Elementary Connelly Springs | PK–5 | Regular | 327 | 22.1 | 14.8 | Rural: Distant |
| W A Young Elementary Morganton | PK–5 | Regular | 327 | 25.3 | 12.9 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Oak Hill Elementary Morganton | PK–5 | Regular | 310 | 20.3 | 15.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Forest Hill Elementary Morganton | PK–5 | Regular | 305 | 19.2 | 15.9 | City: Small |
| Hildebran Elementary Hildebran | PK–5 | Regular | 297 | 16.0 | 18.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Glen Alpine Elementary Morganton | PK–5 | Regular | 295 | 22.3 | 13.2 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Mull Elementary Morganton | PK–5 | Regular | 291 | 20.4 | 14.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Icard Elementary Connelly Springs | PK–5 | Regular | 265 | 20.8 | 12.7 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Hillcrest Elementary Morganton | PK–5 | Regular | 254 | 18.1 | 14 | City: Small |
| Burke Middle College Morganton | 11–12 | Regular | 130 | 3.0 | 43.3 | City: Small |
| Hallyburton Academy Drexel | 6–12 | Alternative | 73 | 8.6 | 8.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| North Liberty Morganton | PK–12 | Special Education | 72 | 11.4 | 6.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Burke Virtual Academy Valdese | K–12 | Regular | 0 | Not reported | — | Suburb: Midsize |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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