NC County FIPS: 37023

Public Schools in Burke County, NC

Directory of 29 public schools operating in Burke County.

County Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts

School Year	Operating Schools	Total Students	Teachers (FTE)	Student/Teacher Ratio	Total FRPL
2024-2025	29	12,300	747.3	16.5:1 *reporting schools	11,771
2023-2024	28	12,246	775.6	15.8:1	11,504
2022-2023	28	12,305	773.5	15.9:1	8,256
2021-2022	27	12,102	765.8	15.8:1	5,929
2020-2021	27	12,119	746.2	16.2:1	6,232

School Districts in Burke County

Census 2020 Map (PDF) 3 Districts

Burke County Schools 27 NC School for the Deaf 1 The New Dimensions School 1

Cities & Municipalities in Burke County

6 Cities

Connelly Springs 4 Drexel 1 Hickory 1 Hildebran 1 Morganton 18 Valdese 4

County Schools Listing

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School Name	Grades	Level	District	City	Action
Burke Middle College	11-12	High School	Burke County Schools	Morganton	View ›
Burke Virtual Academy	K-12	Other / Combined	Burke County Schools	Valdese	View ›
Draughn High School	9-12	High School	Burke County Schools	Valdese	View ›
Drexel Elementary	PK-5	Elementary School	Burke County Schools	Morganton	View ›
East Burke High	9-12	High School	Burke County Schools	Connelly Springs	View ›
East Burke Middle	6-8	Middle School	Burke County Schools	Connelly Springs	View ›
Forest Hill Elementary	PK-5	Elementary School	Burke County Schools	Morganton	View ›
Freedom High	9-12	High School	Burke County Schools	Morganton	View ›
George Hildebrand Elementary	PK-5	Elementary School	Burke County Schools	Connelly Springs	View ›
Glen Alpine Elementary	PK-5	Elementary School	Burke County Schools	Morganton	View ›
Hallyburton Academy	6-12	High School	Burke County Schools	Drexel	View ›
Heritage Middle	6-8	Middle School	Burke County Schools	Valdese	View ›
Hildebran Elementary	PK-5	Elementary School	Burke County Schools	Hildebran	View ›
Hillcrest Elementary	PK-5	Elementary School	Burke County Schools	Morganton	View ›
Icard Elementary	PK-5	Elementary School	Burke County Schools	Connelly Springs	View ›
Liberty Middle	6-8	Middle School	Burke County Schools	Morganton	View ›
Mountain View Elementary	PK-5	Elementary School	Burke County Schools	Morganton	View ›
Mull Elementary	PK-5	Elementary School	Burke County Schools	Morganton	View ›
NC School for the Deaf	PK-12	Other / Combined	NC School for the Deaf	Morganton	View ›
New Dimensions	K-8	Elementary School	The New Dimensions School	Morganton	View ›
North Liberty	PK-12	Other / Combined	Burke County Schools	Morganton	View ›
Oak Hill Elementary	PK-5	Elementary School	Burke County Schools	Morganton	View ›
Patton High School	9-12	High School	Burke County Schools	Morganton	View ›
Ray Childers Elementary	PK-5	Elementary School	Burke County Schools	Hickory	View ›
Salem Elementary	PK-5	Elementary School	Burke County Schools	Morganton	View ›

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