South Triangle News

There were 8,916 students enrolled in Lee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 19.1% more than the previous year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Lee County High School registered the highest enrollment among Lee County's 16 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 1,470 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
Lee County High School	-	1,470	-
Southern Lee High School	1,194	1,175	-1.6%
SanLee Middle School	866	803	-7.3%
West Lee Middle School	-	606	-
WB Wicker Elementary School	560	575	2.7%
J. Glenn Edwards Elementary School	512	545	6.4%
Greenwood Elementary School	542	543	0.2%
Tramway Elementary School	568	537	-5.5%
East Lee Middle School	584	525	-10.1%
BT Bullock Elementary School	458	487	6.3%
Broadway Elementary School	467	462	-1.1%
MINA Charter School of Lee County	-	428	-
J. R. Ingram Jr. Elementary School	423	404	-4.5%
Lee Early College	259	248	-4.2%
Bragg Street Academy	44	59	34.1%
Floyd L. Knight Children Center	50	49	-2%