• At A Glance

     

     

    Lincoln County Schools serves approximately 10,690 students  and has 1200 full-time employees.  The district has 23 schools- 13 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 4 high schools, Lincoln County School of Technology, and an alternative school.  

     

    • The district graduation of 90.8% is higher than the state's graduation rate of 86.5%.
    • Lincoln County Schools four-year graduation rate is 88.6%, which is higher than the state’s graduation rate of 86.2%.
    • Lincoln County Schools five-year graduation rate is 90.9%, which is higher than the state’s graduation rate of 88.5%.
    • Lincoln County Schools ranks fourth in the Greater Charlotte metro region and ties for 18th in the state according to average Grade Level Proficiency (GLP). LCS’s GLP is 12.6% higher than the state’s Grade Level Proficiency.  GLP includes students in grades 3-8 who scored an achievement level of 3, 4, or 5.
    • The district’s Career and College Ready (CCR) average is 16.8% higher than the state’s average.  The CCR measure reports all students who scored an achievement level of 4 or 5.
    • Lincoln County Schools’ ACT scores are 23% higher than the state average.  A higher minimum ACT score is now required for admission to University of North Carolina campuses.
    • Lincoln County Schools’ WorkKeys scores are 10.6% higher than the state average.  WorkKeys assessments measure skills required for success in the workplace as well as skills that can affect job performance.

     

    Class of 2022 ELH LH NLH WLH
    Size of graduating class 238 159 248 179
    Scholarship revenues $3,158,232 $4,002,284 $7,402,600 $6,945,728
    Seniors planning to attend a 4-year college 39% 30.8% 53.2% 22.2%
    Seniors planning to attend a community college, technical institute or trade, business, or nursing school 30% 36.5% 31.0% 60.2%
    Seniors planning to join the military 4% 37.0% 4.0% 2.8%
    Seniors planning to stop formal education
    and enter the workforce
    27.0% 2.5% 12.0% 14.8%