Gaston County Schools
Public school district based in Gastonia, North Carolina. NCES district ID 3701620; state ID NC-360.
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
56
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
30,995
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,931.8
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
16.0
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 366 | |
| Kindergarten | 2,199 | |
| Grade 1 | 2,247 | |
| Grade 2 | 2,224 | |
| Grade 3 | 2,380 | |
| Grade 4 | 2,234 | |
| Grade 5 | 2,178 | |
| Grade 6 | 2,346 | |
| Grade 7 | 2,393 | |
| Grade 8 | 2,449 | |
| Grade 9 | 2,805 | |
| Grade 10 | 2,581 | |
| Grade 11 | 2,347 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,210 | |
| Grade 13 | 36 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% | |
| Asian | 1.9% | |
| Black or African American | 25.4% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 22.3% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 6.0% | |
| White | 44.1% |
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 | 48.8% | |
| Male | 51.2% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 17, Suburb 27, Town 4, Rural 8.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashbrook High Gastonia | 9–12 | Regular | 1,386 | 77.1 | 18 | City: Small |
| Hunter Huss High Gastonia | 9–12 | Regular | 1,165 | 61.5 | 18.9 | City: Small |
| Forestview High Gastonia | 9–12 | Regular | 1,133 | 62.2 | 18.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| North Gaston High Dallas | 9–12 | Regular | 1,061 | 61.6 | 17.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| South Point High Belmont | 9–12 | Regular | 989 | 54.3 | 18.2 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Cramerton Middle Cramerton | 6–8 | Regular | 959 | 50.9 | 18.8 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Stuart W Cramer High Belmont | 9–12 | Regular | 953 | 53.4 | 17.8 | Suburb: Midsize |
| East Gaston High Mount Holly | 9–12 | Regular | 917 | 49.4 | 18.6 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Pleasant Ridge Elementary Gastonia | PK–5 | Regular | 887 | 55.5 | 16 | City: Small |
| Southwest Middle Gastonia | 6–8 | Regular | 832 | 54.1 | 15.4 | City: Small |
| Belmont Middle Belmont | 6–8 | Regular | 770 | 42.5 | 18.1 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Holbrook Middle Lowell | 6–8 | Regular | 712 | 52.5 | 13.6 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Belmont Central Elementary Belmont | 2–5 | Regular | 693 | 35.7 | 19.4 | Suburb: Midsize |
| W A Bess Elementary School Gastonia | PK–5 | Regular | 674 | 39.8 | 17 | Rural: Fringe |
| Carr Elementary Dallas | PK–5 | Regular | 665 | 39.3 | 16.9 | Suburb: Midsize |
| W P Grier Middle School Gastonia | 6–8 | Regular | 659 | 41.7 | 15.8 | City: Small |
| W C Friday Middle School Dallas | 6–8 | Regular | 618 | 34.2 | 18 | Rural: Fringe |
| Stanley Middle Stanley | 6–8 | Regular | 602 | 38.4 | 15.7 | Suburb: Midsize |
| H H Beam Elementary Gastonia | PK–5 | Regular | 591 | 39.3 | 15 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Bessemer City High Bessemer City | 9–12 | Regular | 590 | 31.8 | 18.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Woodhill Elementary Gastonia | PK–5 | Regular | 577 | 34.7 | 16.6 | City: Small |
| New Hope Elementary Gastonia | K–5 | Regular | 571 | 34.1 | 16.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Mount Holly Middle Mount Holly | 6–8 | Regular | 570 | 37.4 | 15.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Gardner Park Elementary Gastonia | PK–5 | Regular | 560 | 38.7 | 14.5 | City: Small |
| Sherwood Elementary Gastonia | PK–5 | Regular | 553 | 33.8 | 16.4 | City: Small |
| Highland Sch of Technology Gastonia | 9–12 | Regular | 538 | 38.8 | 13.9 | City: Small |
| Ida Rankin Elementary School Mount Holly | PK–5 | Regular | 533 | 37.3 | 14.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Brookside Elementary Gastonia | PK–5 | Regular | 512 | 33.6 | 15.2 | City: Small |
| Pinewood Elementary Mount Holly | PK–5 | Regular | 508 | 32.9 | 15.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Bessemer City Middle Bessemer City | 6–8 | Regular | 497 | 29.0 | 17.1 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Cherryville High Cherryville | 9–12 | Regular | 484 | 33.0 | 14.7 | Town: Fringe |
| Lingerfeldt Elementary Gastonia | PK–5 | Regular | 450 | 27.2 | 16.5 | City: Small |
| Bessemer City Primary Bessemer City | PK–2 | Regular | 445 | 30.7 | 14.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Costner Elementary Dallas | PK–5 | Regular | 430 | 30.4 | 14.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| Robinson Elementary Gastonia | PK–5 | Regular | 420 | 30.3 | 13.8 | City: Small |
| John Chavis Middle School Cherryville | 6–8 | Regular | 412 | 27.5 | 15 | Town: Fringe |
| York Chester Middle Gastonia | 6–8 | Regular | 398 | 24.9 | 16 | City: Small |
| J B Page Primary School Belmont | PK–1 | Regular | 396 | 26.7 | 14.8 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Bessemer City Central Elem Bessemer City | 3–5 | Regular | 392 | 24.4 | 16.1 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Chapel Grove Elementary Gastonia | PK–5 | Regular | 382 | 25.2 | 15.1 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Cherryville Elementary Cherryville | PK–3 | Regular | 378 | 27.8 | 13.6 | Town: Fringe |
| Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School Gastonia | PK–5 | Regular | 374 | 34.5 | 10.8 | City: Small |
| North Belmont Elementary Belmont | PK–5 | Regular | 371 | 26.0 | 14.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Lowell Elementary Lowell | PK–5 | Regular | 367 | 28.3 | 13 | Rural: Fringe |
| Hawks Nest STEAM Academy Gastonia | K–5 | Regular | 356 | 24.1 | 14.8 | City: Small |
| Springfield Primary Stanley | PK–2 | Regular | 352 | 23.5 | 15 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Tryon Elementary Bessemer City | PK–5 | Regular | 336 | 26.4 | 12.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Kiser Elementary Stanley | 3–5 | Regular | 328 | 19.1 | 17.1 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Gaston Virtual Academy Gastonia | K–12 | Regular | 283 | 20.6 | 13.7 | City: Small |
| Catawba Heights Elementary Belmont | PK–5 | Regular | 238 | 19.9 | 12 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Gaston Early College High School Dallas | 9–13 | Regular | 235 | 10.8 | 21.9 | Suburb: Midsize |
| W B Beam Intermediate School Cherryville | 4–5 | Regular | 191 | 10.3 | 18.5 | Town: Fringe |
| McAdenville Elementary McAdenville | K–5 | Regular | 190 | 11.0 | 17.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Warlick Academy Gastonia | 6–12 | Alternative | 175 | 16.0 | 10.9 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences Dallas | 9–12 | Regular | 174 | 8.0 | 21.8 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Webb Street School Gastonia | PK–12 | Special Education | 163 | 19.7 | 8.3 | City: Small |
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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