NE Piedmont News

There were 8,210 students enrolled in Granville County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.7% less than the previous year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Falls Lake Academy registered the highest enrollment among Granville County's 18 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 1,088 students.

Despite boasting a favorable teacher-student ratio of 1:15, surpassing the national average, North Carolina's public schools face a significant funding gap. The state's per-student expenditure of $10,519 falls considerably short of the national average of $14,295.

North Carolina's public schools also faced a staggering 58.4% surge in vacant teaching positions in the 2021-22 school year, leaving over 5,000 classrooms without qualified instructors.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Falls Lake Academy	1,036	1,088	5%
Oxford Preparatory	810	827	2.1%
South Granville High School	643	683	6.2%
Granville Central High School	596	606	1.7%
J. F. Webb High School	585	566	-3.2%
Northern Granville Middle School	536	506	-5.6%
G. C. Hawley Middle School	521	485	-6.9%
Mount Energy Elementary School	414	447	8%
Butner-Stem Elementary School	416	431	3.6%
Butner-Stem Middle School	437	421	-3.7%
West Oxford Elementary School	400	406	1.5%
C. G. Credle Elementary School	332	329	-0.9%
Tar River Elementary School	352	321	-8.8%
Stovall-Shaw Elementary School	316	307	-2.8%
Creedmoor Elementary School	288	294	2.1%
Granville Academy	253	228	-9.9%
Granville Early College High	226	222	-1.8%
Phoenix Academy	40	43	7.5%