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NC County FIPS: 37035

Public Schools in Catawba County, NC

Directory of 44 public schools operating in Catawba County.

County Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts
0 13,250 26,500 2020-2021: 22,377 students 22,377 2020-2021 2021-2022: 22,233 students 22,233 -0.6% 2021-2022 2022-2023: 22,411 students 22,411 +0.8% 2022-2023 2023-2024: 22,375 students 22,375 -0.2% 2023-2024 2024-2025: 22,392 students 22,392 +0.1% 2024-2025
School Year Operating Schools Total Students Teachers (FTE) Student/Teacher Ratio Total FRPL
2024-2025 44 22,392 1,291.4 17.3:1 19,347
2023-2024 44 22,375 1,437.3 15.6:1 15,345
2022-2023 44 22,411 1,444.1 15.5:1 13,099
2021-2022 44 22,233 1,454.2 15.3:1 10,261
2020-2021 44 22,377 1,429.8 15.7:1 10,058

School Districts in Catawba County

Cities & Municipalities in Catawba County

8 Cities

County Schools Listing

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School Name Grades Level District City Action
Balls Creek Elementary PK-6 Elementary School Catawba County Schools Newton View ›
Bandys High 9-12 High School Catawba County Schools Catawba View ›
Banoak Elementary K-6 Elementary School Catawba County Schools Vale View ›
Blackburn Elementary K-6 Elementary School Catawba County Schools Newton View ›
Bunker Hill High 9-12 High School Catawba County Schools Claremont View ›
Catawba Elementary School PK-6 Elementary School Catawba County Schools Catawba View ›
Catawba Rosenwald Education Center K-12 Other / Combined Catawba County Schools Catawba View ›
Challenger Early College High 9-12 High School Catawba County Schools Hickory View ›
Charles H Tuttle Elementary K-6 Elementary School Catawba County Schools Maiden View ›
Claremont Elementary PK-6 Elementary School Catawba County Schools Claremont View ›
Clyde Campbell Elementary PK-6 Elementary School Catawba County Schools Hickory View ›
Conover Special Education PK-12 Other / Combined Newton Conover City Schools Conover View ›
Discovery High School 9-12 High School Newton Conover City Schools Newton View ›
Fred T Foard High 9-12 High School Catawba County Schools Newton View ›
Grandview Middle 6-8 Middle School Hickory City Schools Hickory View ›
Harry M Arndt Middle 7-8 Middle School Catawba County Schools Hickory View ›
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School 9-12 High School Hickory City Schools Hickory View ›
Hickory High 9-12 High School Hickory City Schools Hickory View ›
Jacobs Fork Middle 7-8 Middle School Catawba County Schools Newton View ›
Longview Elementary 3-5 Elementary School Hickory City Schools Hickory View ›
Lyle Creek Elementary PK-6 Elementary School Catawba County Schools Conover View ›
Maiden Elementary PK-6 Elementary School Catawba County Schools Maiden View ›
Maiden High 9-12 High School Catawba County Schools Maiden View ›
Maiden Middle School 7-8 Middle School Catawba County Schools Maiden View ›
Mill Creek Middle 7-8 Middle School Catawba County Schools Claremont View ›
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