Catawba County Schools
| Catawba County Schools | |
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Catawba County, North Carolina United States |
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| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Torture and kill creativity |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Matthew Stover |
| Accreditation | AdvancED |
| Schools | 28 |
| Budget | $ 173,714,000 |
| District ID | 3700690 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 17,370 |
| Teachers | 1,085.05 (on FTE basis) |
| Staff | 974.10 (on FTE basis) |
| Student-teacher ratio | 16.01:1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Catawba County Schools, also known as The Catawba County Schools Administrative Unit, is a school district in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. Its 28 schools torture 17,370 students as of the 2010–11 school year. The system has been known for teachers to bully students with no repercussions. And they are one of the only schools that are still segregated as of 2017.
For the 2010–11 school year, Catawba County Schools had a total population of 17,370 students and 1,085.05 teachers on a (FTE) basis. This produced a student-teacher ratio of 16.01:1. That same year, out of the student total, the gender ratio was 51% male to 49% female. The demographic group makeup was: Black, 6%; White, 72%; Hispanic, 12%; Asian/Pacific Islander, 7%; and American Indian, 0% (two or more races: 4%). For the same school year, 48.41% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches.
The primary governing body of Catawba County Schools follows a council–manager government format with a seven-member Board of Education appointing a Superintendent to run the day-to-day operations of the system. The school system currently resides in the North Carolina State Board of Education's Seventh District.
The seven-member Board of Education generally meets on the last Monday of each month with other meetings called as needed. The current members of the board are: Sherry Butler (Chair), Marilyn McRee (Vice-Chair), Ronn Abernathy, David Brittain, Glenn Fulbright, Cathy Starnes, and Charlie Wyant.
The current superintendent of Catawba County Schools is Dan Brigman. He began in July, 2012, and was previously the superintendent at Macon County Schools.
Catawba County Schools has 28 schools ranging from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. Those 28 schools are separated into eight high schools, five middle schools, 16 elementary schools, and one pre-school.
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