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Gaston County School District

Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
  • (704) 866-6100
  • PO Box 1397
  • Gastonia, NC-1397
  • Website
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About this district

Gaston County School District is a public school district in North Carolina. They serve 32,000 students across 56 schools, and its teachers have had 1,524 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • Schools
    56
  • Students
    32,000
  • Teachers
    1,952

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Gaston County School District Demographics

69%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
36%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Gaston County School District Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Gaston County School District had a total revenue of $305.1 million in the 2016-17 school year. 26.1% came from local sources, 61.9% from state sources, and 12.0% from federal sources.

Gaston County School District had a per-pupil revenue of $9,533 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 26.1% came from local sources, 61.9% from state sources, and 12.0% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Gaston County School District Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Jul 26, 2024

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Gaston County School District

$631,662
raised using DonorsChoose
1,524
projects funded
562
teachers funded
4,755
donors
110
projects for basic supplies
180
projects for technology
234
projects for books
74
projects for art supplies

Gaston County School District has received support from 2,861 individuals from North Carolina and 1,894 individuals out-of-state.

Gaston County School District Schools

Ashbrook High School Belmont Central Elementary School Belmont Middle School Bessemer City Central Elementary School Gaston Early College High School Bessemer City High School Bessemer City Middle School Bessemer City Primary School Brookside Elementary School Carr Elementary School Catawba Heights Elementary School Chapel Grove Elementary School John Chavis Middle School Cherryville Elementary School Cherryville High School Costner Elementary School Cramerton Middle School East Gaston High School Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School Forestview High School W.C. Friday Middle School Gardner Park Elementary School Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences Gaston Virtual Academy W.P. Grier Middle School Hawks Nest Steam Academy Hershal H Beam Elementary School Highland School of Technical Holbrook Middle School Hunter Huss High School Ida Rankin Elementary School Kiser Elementary School Lingerfeldt Elementary School Lowell Elementary School McAdenville Elementary School Mount Holly Middle School New Hope Elementary School North Belmont Elementary School North Gaston High School J.B. Page Primary School Pinewood Elementary School Pleasant Ridge Elementary School Robinson Elementary School Sherwood Elementary School South Point High School Southwest Middle School Springfield Elementary School Stanley Middle School Stuart Cramer High School Tryon Elementary School W.A. Bess Elementary School W.B. Beam Intermediate School Warlick Academy Webb Street School Woodhill Elementary School York Chester Middle School
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