NC County FIPS: 37071

Public Schools in Gaston County, NC

Directory of 61 public schools operating in Gaston 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	59	35,598	2,207.7	16.1:1	27,682
2023-2024	60	34,994	2,093.6	16.7:1	25,237
2022-2023	60	34,751	2,076.4	16.7:1	21,461
2021-2022	60	34,123	2,179.6	15.7:1	16,588
2020-2021	59	33,742	2,128.3	15.9:1	17,217

School Districts in Gaston County

Census 2020 Map (PDF) 6 Districts

Community Charter School 1 Dogwood Classical Academy 0 Gaston County Schools 56 Mountain Island Charter 1 Piedmont Community Charter 1 Ridgeview Charter School 0

Cities & Municipalities in Gaston County

11 Cities

Belmont 8 Bessemer City 5 Cherryville 4 Cramerton 1 Dallas 6 Gastonia 25 Lowell 2 Mcadenville 1 Mount Holly 4 Mt. Holly 1 Stanley 4

County Schools Listing

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School Name	Grades	Level	District	City	Action
Ashbrook High	9-12	High School	Gaston County Schools	Gastonia	View ›
Belmont Central Elementary	2-5	Elementary School	Gaston County Schools	Belmont	View ›
Belmont Middle	6-8	Middle School	Gaston County Schools	Belmont	View ›
Bessemer City Central Elem	3-5	Elementary School	Gaston County Schools	Bessemer City	View ›
Bessemer City High	9-12	High School	Gaston County Schools	Bessemer City	View ›
Bessemer City Middle	6-8	Middle School	Gaston County Schools	Bessemer City	View ›
Bessemer City Primary	PK-2	Elementary School	Gaston County Schools	Bessemer City	View ›
Brookside Elementary	PK-5	Elementary School	Gaston County Schools	Gastonia	View ›
Carr Elementary	PK-5	Elementary School	Gaston County Schools	Dallas	View ›
Catawba Heights Elementary	PK-5	Elementary School	Gaston County Schools	Belmont	View ›
Chapel Grove Elementary	PK-5	Elementary School	Gaston County Schools	Gastonia	View ›
Cherryville Elementary	PK-3	Elementary School	Gaston County Schools	Cherryville	View ›
Cherryville High	9-12	High School	Gaston County Schools	Cherryville	View ›
Community Charter School	K-10	Other / Combined	Community Charter School	Stanley	View ›
Costner Elementary	PK-5	Elementary School	Gaston County Schools	Dallas	View ›
Cramerton Middle	6-8	Middle School	Gaston County Schools	Cramerton	View ›
Dogwood Classical Academy	—	General K-12	Dogwood Classical Academy	Belmont	View ›
East Gaston High	9-12	High School	Gaston County Schools	Mount Holly	View ›
Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School	PK-5	Elementary School	Gaston County Schools	Gastonia	View ›
Forestview High	9-12	High School	Gaston County Schools	Gastonia	View ›
Gardner Park Elementary	PK-5	Elementary School	Gaston County Schools	Gastonia	View ›
Gaston Early College High School	9-13	High School	Gaston County Schools	Dallas	View ›
Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences	9-12	High School	Gaston County Schools	Dallas	View ›
Gaston Virtual Academy	K-12	Other / Combined	Gaston County Schools	Gastonia	View ›
H H Beam Elementary	PK-5	Elementary School	Gaston County Schools	Gastonia	View ›

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