Foothills Review

There were 13,319 students enrolled in Cleveland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.4% less than the previous year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Kings Mountain High School registered the highest enrollment among Cleveland County's 27 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 1,199 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
Kings Mountain High School	1,108	1,199	8.2%
Crest High School	1,066	1,084	1.7%
Pinnacle Classical Academy	1,047	1,081	3.2%
Crest Middle School	903	849	-6%
Shelby High School	809	794	-1.9%
Kings Mountain Middle School	693	713	2.9%
Kings Mountain Intermediate School	611	620	1.5%
Shelby Middle School	432	619	43.3%
Springmore Elementary School	511	542	6.1%
Boiling Springs Elementary School	508	520	2.4%
Township Three Elementary School	522	509	-2.5%
Shelby Intermediate School	408	488	19.6%
Bethware Elementary School	451	478	6%
Fallston Elementary School	433	431	-0.5%
Jefferson Elementary School	351	420	19.7%
Union Elementary School	362	401	10.8%
Washington Elementary School	392	378	-3.6%
James Love Elementary School	304	337	10.9%
Grover Elementary School	301	292	-3%
West Elementary School	277	277	0%
Casar Elementary School	-	264	-
North Elementary School	252	257	2%
Cleveland ECHS	209	213	1.9%
East Elementary School	-	194	-
Cleveland Innovation	197	168	-14.7%
Turning Point Academy	91	112	23.1%
North Shelby	83	79	-4.8%