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Rutherford County Schools is located in west North Carolina. Rutherford County Schools has 564.15 square miles of land area and 1.70 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Rutherford County Schools population is 67,181. Rutherford County Schools median household income is $36,863 in 2010-2014. Rutherford County Schools median house value is $106,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Rutherford County Schools is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (87 out of 104, bottom 16%) Elementary/Middle School: (58 out of 115, bottom 50%)* Rank: #84
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	18
Population	67,181 (2010-2014), rank #38
Population Growth	6.38% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	118.73/sq mi, rank #61
Median Household Income:	$36,863 at 2010-2014—5.68% increase since 2005-2009, rank #80
Median House Price:	$106,500 at 2010-2014—8.23% increase since 2005-2009, rank #86
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	564.15 sq mi, rank #27
Water Area:	1.70 sq mi (0.30%), rank #88
State:	North Carolina
County:	Rutherford County
City:	Rutherfordton, Mooresboro, Forest City, Spindale, Ruth, Union Mills, Lake Lure, Bostic, Henrietta, Ellenboro, Cliffside, Caroleen, Casar, Shelby, Mill Spring, Black Mountain, Chimney Rock
Zip:	28139, 28114, 28043, 28160, 28167, 28746, 28018, 28076, 28040, 28019, 28020, 28150, 28756, 28711, 28720
Area:	Forest City, NC

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Rutherford County Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

382 West Main St

Forest City NC, 28043, Rutherford County

Phone: 828-288-2200

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	8,532	8,963	9,092	9,154	9,384	9,546	9,654
English Language Learner Students:	176	178	221	231	252	296	362
Total Teachers:	554.48	564.73	570.82	592.78	622.60	658.80	672.90
Prekindergarten:	19.00	20.88	22.23	23.20	24.80	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	38.48	38.52	25.33	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	326.90	328.30	333.61	254.84	262.66	276.60	282.60
Secondary:	169.03	173.90	185.36	310.79	331.64	358.90	365.80
Ungraded:	1.07	3.13	4.29	3.95	3.50	23.30	24.50
Total Other Staff:	656.13	714.62	697.32	740.23	737.39	773.30	785.80
Instructional Aides:	162.27	212.55	202.31	231.37	238.61	263.10	277.90
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	8.33	8.00	8.46	9.25	9.25	16.00	13.40
Total Guidance Counselors:	25.80	26.88	27.00	26.97	27.00	27.00	28.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	10.00	9.88	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	15.80	17.00	17.00	16.97	17.00	17.00	18.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	15.71	16.00	15.30	16.00	16.33	17.00	17.00
Library/Media Support:	2.71	2.96	2.88	8.93	8.38	10.40	10.10
District Administrators:	11.00	13.00	12.00	10.00	13.00	13.00	14.00
District Administrative Support:	31.94	31.02	31.36	34.66	33.73	33.90	28.50
School Administrators:	35.40	36.00	34.92	37.71	37.95	37.80	37.50
School Administrative Support:	48.56	47.85	47.78	45.87	44.35	45.00	41.00
Student Support Services:	69.45	68.16	66.81	62.70	52.12	38.70	36.20
Other Support Services:	244.96	252.20	248.50	256.77	256.67	271.40	282.20
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.39	15.87	15.93	15.44	15.07	14.49	14.35

Schools

Chase High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1603 Chase High Rd, Forest City NC 28043
Chase Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	840 Chase High Rd, Forest City NC 28043
Cliffside Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	4016 Us Hwy 221a, Cliffside NC 28024
East Rutherford High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	331 East High Rd, Forest City NC 28043
East Rutherford Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	259 East Church St, Bostic NC 28018
Ellenboro Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	813 Piney Mountain Church Rd, Ellenboro NC 28040
Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	286 Learning Parkway, Forest City NC 28043
Forrest W Hunt Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	100 Forrest Hunt Dr, Forest City NC 28043
Harris Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	3330 Us 221 South Hwy, Forest City NC 28043
Mt Vernon-Ruth Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2785 Hudlow Rd, Forest City NC 28043
Pinnacle Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1204 Painters Gap Rd, Rutherfordton NC 28139
R-S Central High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	641 Hwy 221 North, Rutherfordton NC 28139
R-S Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	545 Charlotte Rd, Rutherfordton NC 28139
Rutherford Early College High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	286 Icc Loop Rd, Spindale NC 28160
Rutherford Opportunity Center	Grade 6 to Grade 12	140 Old Caroleen Rd, Forest City NC 28043
Rutherfordton Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	201 Bob Hardin Rd, Rutherfordton NC 28139
Spindale Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	161 North Oak St, Spindale NC 28160
Sunshine Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	231 Toney Rd, Bostic NC 28018

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
EOC Test
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	84%	82.6%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	50.3%	66.7%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	56.8%	69%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	58.2%	67.7%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	72.8%	77.8%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	66.4%	76.7%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	82%	78.7%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	24.4%	36.3%
2006	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	86.3%	80.3%
2007	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	60.9%	65.1%
2008	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	62.9%	67.2%
2009	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	60.1%	72.9%
2010	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	73.5%	84.9%
2011	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	79.5%	82.3%
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	62%	63.4%
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	65.2%	65.3%
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	61.7%	68%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	62.7%	71.2%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	73.1%	81.2%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	69.3%	79.9%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	82.7%	83%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	38.4%	45.6%
2006	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	65.6%	77.1%
2008	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	62.1%	71.8%
2009	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	68.1%	77.7%
2006	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	57.5%	60.1%
2007	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	59.5%	65.8%
2008	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	60.3%	68.5%
2009	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	56%	71.4%
2010	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	65.3%	78.7%
2011	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	70.2%	80%
2006	English I	End of course	% met std	79.1%	82.8%
2007	English I	End of course	% met std	66.3%	72.1%
2008	English I	End of course	% met std	64.4%	73.1%
2009	English I	End of course	% met std	68.4%	73.8%
2010	English I	End of course	% met std	77.3%	82.4%
2011	English I	End of course	% met std	77.6%	80.6%
2012	English I	End of course	% met std	83.1%	82.9%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	44.9%	51.2%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	72.8%	68.8%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	50.9%	63.3%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	58.3%	67.9%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	61.8%	73.3%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	76.4%	82.3%
2006	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	61.3%	69.1%
2008	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	50.1%	58.4%
2009	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	53.6%	62.7%
2010	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	60.6%	76.4%
2011	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	64.5%	76.5%
2006	Physics	End of course	% met std	64.7%	85.1%
2008	Physics	End of course	% met std	55.8%	81.5%
2009	Physics	End of course	% met std	60%	85.9%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	47.8%	56.8%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	56.7%	64.6%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	54.7%	66.5%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	60.7%	71.2%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	67.2%	81.6%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	71.4%	81.5%
EOG Test
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	< 5.0%	17.6%
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	23.1%	22.6%
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	9.1%	25.1%
2012	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	75%	55.7%
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	5%	18.5%
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80%	84.5%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75%	63.5%
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	75%	58.6%
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	42.3%	54.1%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	40.3%	51.8%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	65.5%	71.9%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	64.6%	70.1%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	62.5%	69.4%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	61.9%	69.9%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	68.5%	67.8%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74.6%	70.9%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78.4%	73.2%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87.1%	81.3%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86.4%	81.9%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88.6%	82.1%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.9%	82.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	42.9%	46.8%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.9%	82.9%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.7%	81.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	55.8%	54.5%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.2%	65.5%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67.4%	66.4%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70.7%	67.6%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	68.8%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	48.0%	45.2%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71.8%	65%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72.5%	67.7%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72.4%	72.8%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86.1%	81.5%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87.6%	83%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87.1%	83.8%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87.3%	85.1%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	46.1%	47.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.3%	83.4%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.2%	85.2%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	56.6%	59.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.7%	69.1%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.4%	71.6%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.5%	71.6%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76%	71.6%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	43.0%	43.7%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	47.4%	49.5%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	54%	52%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	54.6%	58.7%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65.6%	63.1%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65.7%	66.7%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	67.9%	69.6%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81.9%	80.1%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83.3%	81.2%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83.7%	82%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81.3%	82.1%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	44.8%	47.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.3%	88.4%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.4%	89.3%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56.3%	55.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.1%	68.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.7%	71.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.5%	72.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74%	72.3%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	37.4%	39.5%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	43.7%	40.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	63.6%	60.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70.1%	68.9%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79.7%	73.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78.6%	75.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	45.5%	45.4%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	55.3%	61.9%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	67.7%	64.6%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	66.5%	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	79.3%	78.1%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	81.9%	80.5%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	83.6%	80.7%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	80.2%	80.5%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	32.2%	38.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.8%	81.5%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.3%	82.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	55.1%	59.3%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.7%	71%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.9%	75.3%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.8%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.9%	75.2%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	40.1%	46.4%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	64.2%	61.8%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	61.6%	63.5%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	65.9%	67.3%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75.6%	78.4%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	78.3%	80.2%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	76.9%	81.1%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	78.2%	81.1%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	32.4%	38.5%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.6%	86.4%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.6%	86.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	44.7%	51.1%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.5%	65%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.5%	66.8%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.6%	67.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64%	68.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	40.1%	47.8%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	37.7%	46%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	42.8%	50.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	51.9%	57.5%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56.8%	60.7%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	54.2%	65.1%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	57.1%	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	78.3%	80.4%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	82.1%	83.9%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	81.1%	84.4%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	77.3%	85.2%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	20.0%	34.2%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.3%	86.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.6%	87.9%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	47.1%	54.2%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.7%	66.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68%	69.5%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64.8%	69.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.6%	71.1%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	31.5%	41.0%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50.9%	51.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	65.3%	67.6%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73.3%	72.8%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	72.2%	74.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67.5%	77.3%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50.9%	59.1%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$83,527,000	$9,187		$110,395,000	$12,060		$91,353,000	$9,735
Federal:	$14,873,000	$1,636	17.8%	$18,782,000	$2,052	17.0%	$15,569,000	$1,659	17.0%
State:	$52,530,000	$5,778	62.9%	$52,333,000	$5,717	47.4%	$52,867,000	$5,634	57.9%
Local:	$16,124,000	$1,773	19.3%	$39,280,000	$4,291	35.6%	$22,917,000	$2,442	25.1%
Total Expenditures:	$83,107,000	$9,141		$88,736,000	$9,694		$89,273,000	$9,513
Total Current Expenditures:	$79,077,000	$8,697		$83,055,000	$9,073		$82,882,000	$8,832
Instructional Expenditures:	$48,721,000	$5,359	61.6%	$51,915,000	$5,671	62.5%	$51,956,000	$5,537	62.7%
Student and Staff Support:	$7,671,000	$844	9.7%	$7,650,000	$836	9.2%	$7,290,000	$777	8.8%
Administration:	$7,759,000	$853	9.8%	$8,141,000	$889	9.8%	$7,831,000	$835	9.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$14,926,000	$1,642	18.9%	$15,349,000	$1,677	18.5%	$15,805,000	$1,684	19.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,069,000	$118		$1,191,000	$130		$1,678,000	$179
Construction:	$603,000	$66		$105,000	$11		$1,450,000	$155
Total Other:	$55,000	$6		$70,000	$8		$56,000	$6
Interest on Debt:	$2,532,000	$278		$3,871,000	$423		$4,129,000	$440

Total Salary:	$48,331,000	$5,316		$50,980,000	$5,569		$53,224,000	$5,672
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$31,708,000	$3,487	65.6%	$33,951,000	$3,709	66.6%	$36,271,000	$3,865	68.1%
Other Salary:	$16,623,000	$1,828	34.4%	$17,029,000	$1,860	33.4%	$16,953,000	$1,807	31.9%
Total Benefit:	$16,118,000	$1,773		$15,553,000	$1,699		$15,887,000	$1,693
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$10,358,000	$1,139	64.3%	$10,254,000	$1,120	65.9%	$9,897,000	$1,055	62.3%
Other Benefit:	$5,760,000	$634	35.7%	$5,299,000	$579	34.1%	$5,990,000	$638	37.7%

* Rutherford County Schools was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.