| Currituck County Schools | |
| Type: | Public |
| Grades: | PK–12 |
| Country: | United States |
| Superintendent: | Dr. Matt Lutz |
| Asst Superintendent: | Renee Dowdy |
| Schools: | 10 |
| Budget: | $ 41,060,000 |
| Students: | 3,979 |
| Teachers: | 249.93 (on FTE basis) |
| Staff: | 336.66 (on FTE basis) |
| Ratio: | 15.92:1 |
Currituck County Schools is a PK–12 graded school district serving Currituck County, North Carolina. Its ten schools serve 3,979 students as of the 2010–11 school year.
For the 2010–11 school year, Currituck County Schools had a total population of 3,979 students and 249.93 teachers on a (FTE) basis. This produced a student-teacher ratio of 1592:1. That same year, out of the student total, the gender ratio was 51% male to 49% female. The demographic group makeup was: White, 78%; Black, 5%; Hispanic, 4%; American Indian, 0%; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 0% (two or more races: 13%).[1] For the same school year, 35.06% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches.[2]
The primary governing body of Currituck County Schools follows a council–manager government format with a five-member Board of Education appointing a Superintendent to run the day-to-day operations of the system. The school system resides in the North Carolina State Board of Education's First District.[3]
The five members of the Board of Education generally meet on the third Thursday of each month., the members of the board were Janet Rose (Chairman), Dwan Craft (Vice Chairman), Jason Banks, Dana Parker, and Kelly Williams Peters. Emily Crodick (Fruitville Township) and Sandi Ayres (Moyock Township) are set to be sworn in on December 19th, 2024, securing seats on the board from a victory in the November 2024 general election. Janet Rose is expected to vacate her Board of Education seat, as she secured a victory in the November 2024 election for the Board of Commissioners District 4 seat.[4]
The superintendent of the system is Dr. Matt Lutz. He began in August 2020, replacing the former superintendent Mark Stefanik who resigned to take a position with Tipp County Schools in Ohio.
Currituck County Schools has ten schools ranging from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. Those ten schools are separated into one early college, one high school, two middle schools, six elementary schools.[5]
According to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, for the 2012–2013 school year:[6]