South Triangle News

There were 9,838 students enrolled in Chatham County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Northwood High School registered the highest enrollment among Chatham County's 21 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 922 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
Northwood High School	1,093	922	-15.6%
Jordan Matthews High School	849	886	4.4%
Margaret B. Pollard Middle School	783	767	-2%
Seaforth High School	440	727	65.2%
Chatham Grove Elementary School	654	660	0.9%
Siler City Elementary School	564	600	6.4%
North Chatham Elementary School	531	585	10.2%
Chatham Charter	558	570	2.2%
Chatham Middle School	563	554	-1.6%
Woods Charter	508	506	-0.4%
Pittsboro Elementary School	460	476	3.5%
Virginia Cross Elementary School	447	431	-3.6%
Horton Middle School	364	371	1.9%
Chatham Central High School	439	352	-19.8%
Bonlee School	304	294	-3.3%
Willow Oak Montessori	266	279	4.9%
Silk Hope School	293	275	-6.1%
Perry W. Harrison Elementary School	-	210	-
J. S. Waters School	195	198	1.5%
Bennett School	288	169	-41.3%
SAGE Academy	-	6	-