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The only school district in Wilkes County in the 2022-23 school year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

There were 8,207 students in the halls of Wilkes County Schools the year before.

The enrollment numbers in Wilkes County

Wilkes County Schools has a main office in North Wilkesboro and is the only school district within Wilkes County.

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 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	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total % Change
Wilkes Central High School	728	717	1.5%
Millers Creek Elementary School	670	677	-1%
West Wilkes High School	599	572	4.7%
North Wilkes High School	596	554	7.6%
Central Wilkes Middle School	570	637	-10.5%
East Wilkes High School	479	430	11.4%
West Wilkes Middle School	464	505	-8.1%
Mountain View Elementary School	436	404	7.9%
North Wilkes Middle School	409	437	-6.4%
Mulberry Elementary School	388	405	-4.2%
East Wilkes Middle School	371	395	-6.1%
Wilkesboro Elementary School	335	316	6%
Ronda-Clingman Elementary School	281	282	-0.4%
North Wilkesboro Elementary School	271	279	-2.9%
C. B. Eller Elementary School	260	265	-1.9%
Wilkes Early College High School	253	247	2.4%
Moravian Falls Elementary School	236	218	8.3%
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	214	190	12.6%
Roaring River Elementary School	160	154	3.9%
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School	110	122	-9.8%
Traphill Elementary School	78	84	-7.1%