Caswell County Schools

Caswell County Schools is a PK–12 graded school district serving Caswell County, North Carolina. Its six schools serve 3,012 students as of the 2010–2011 school year.

Caswell County Schools
Location
Caswell County, North Carolina
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPK–12
SuperintendentSandra Carter
AccreditationAdvancED
Schools6
Budget$ 30,909,000
NCES District ID3700660[1]
Students and staff
Students3,012
Teachers215.06 (on FTE basis)
Staff224.59 (on FTE basis)
Student–teacher ratio14.01:1
Other information
Websitewww.caswell.k12.nc.us

Student demographics

For the 2010–2011 school year, Caswell County Schools had a total population of 3,012 students and 215.06 teachers on a (FTE) basis. This produced a student-teacher ratio of 14.01:1.[1] That same year, out of the student total, the gender ratio was 53% male to 47% female. The demographic group makeup was: White, 53%; Black, 36%; Hispanic, 7%; American Indian, 0%; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 0% (two or more races: 4%).[2] For the same school year, 66.98% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches.[3]

Governance

The primary governing body of Caswell County Schools follows a council–manager government format with a seven-member Board of Education appointing a Superintendent to run the day-to-day operations of the system. The school system is part of the North Carolina State Board of Education's Fifth District.[4]

Board of Education

The seven members of the Board of Education generally meet on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. The members are elected by district to staggered four-year terms. The current members of the board are: Gladys Garland (Chair), District 3; Sylvia Johnson (Vice Chair), District 2; Mel Battle, At-large; Donna Hudson, District 5; Ross Gwynn, District 4;Tracy Stanley, At-large; and Gordon Satterfield, District 1.[5]

History

Caswell County was one of the last school systems in the U.S. to submit and implement a plan for racial desegregation, after several years of getting deferments from the federal government. [6] In August, 1968, U.S. District Judge Edwin M. Stanley informed the school board and the superintendent that it would be required to integrate starting with the 1969-1970 school year. [7]

Superintendent

Its superintendents have included Douglas Barker, who retired on June 30, 2013.[8] He became superintendent in 2001 replacing the retiring Skip Rowland. Barker had been a principal and an assistant superintendent in the Henderson County Public Schools.[9]

Member schools

Caswell County Schools has six schools ranging from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. Those six schools are separated into one high school, one middle school, and four elementary schools.[10]

High school

Middle schools
  • N. L. Dillard Middle School (Yanceyville)

Elementary schools
  • North Elementary School (Providence)
  • Oakwood Elementary School (Yanceyville)
  • South Elementary School (Mebane)
  • Stoney Creek Elementary School (Reidsville)

See also

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Caswell County Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  2. "Percentage of Students in Each Demographic Group". North Carolina’s School Report Cards. NC Department of Public Instruction. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  3. "2010–2011". Free & Reduced Meals Application Data. NC Department of Public Instruction. Archived from the original (XLS) on April 23, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  4. "Education Districts". NC State Board of Education. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  5. "School Board Meetings". Caswell County Schools. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  6. "Caswell Ordered To Integrate", Daily Times-News (Burlington, NC), August 23, 1968, p1
  7. Their Highest Potential: An African American School Community in the Segregated South, by Vanessa Siddle Walker (University of North Carolina Press, 1996) p192
  8. Hunt, Gerri (December 31, 2012). "School superintendent search underway". The Caswell Messenger. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  9. Barker, Hyacinth R. (November 28, 2001). "Caswell County Superintendent". The Caswell Messenger.
  10. "Schools". Caswell County Schools. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
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