| Caswell County Schools | |
| Motto: | "Empower, Engage, Excel" |
| Type: | Public |
| Grades: | PK–12 |
| Country: | United States |
| Superintendent: | Sandra Carter |
| Accreditation: | AdvancED |
| Schools: | 6 |
| Budget: | $30,909,000 |
| Students: | 3,012 |
| Teachers: | 215.06 (on FTE basis) |
| Staff: | 224.59 (on FTE basis) |
| Ratio: | 14.01:1 |
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.
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. 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%).[1] For the same school year, 66.98% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches.[2]
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.[3]
The seven members of the Board of Education generally meet on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. The members are elected by the district to staggered four-year terms. In April 2022, the members of the board were:[4]
Its superintendents have included Douglas Barker, who retired on June 30, 2013.[5] 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.[6]
Caswell County Schools has six schools ranging from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. The six schools are one high school, one middle school, and four elementary schools.[7]