Cleveland County Schools
| Cleveland County Schools | |
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Cleveland County, North Carolina Ufnited States |
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| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | 5 |
| Established | 2004 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Stephen Fisher |
| Accreditation | AdvancED |
| Schools | 29 |
| Budget | $ 151,534,000 |
| District ID | 3700900 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 16,417 |
| Teachers | 1,130.81 (on FTE basis) |
| Staff | 1,103.27 (on FTE basis) |
| Student-teacher ratio | 14.52:1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Cleveland County Schools is a PK–12 graded school district serving Cleveland County, North Carolina. The system was formed from the merger of Kings Mountain City Schools, Shelby City Schools and the former Cleveland County Schools system in 2004. Its 29 schools serve 16,417 students as of the 2010–2011 school year.
Originally, the cities of Kings Mountain and Shelby had their own school districts separate from Cleveland County Schools. In 2000, the school boards and the Cleveland County Commission approved a merger plan to consolidate the three systems into one. The State Board of Education approved the measure, however, the school board of the Kings Mountain School District filed suit to stop the merger. The courts did not accept their positions and the merger officially occurred in 2004.
For the 2010–2011 school year, Cleveland County Schools had a total population of 16,417 students and 1,130.81 teachers on a (FTE) basis. This produced a student-teacher ratio of 14.52:1. That same year, out of the student total, the gender ratio was 52% male to 48% female. The demographic group makeup was: Black, 26%; White, 64%; Hispanic, 4%; Asian/Pacific Islander, 1%; and American Indian, 0% (two or more races: 5%). For the same school year, 59.84% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches.
The primary governing body of Cleveland County Schools follows a council–manager government format with a nine-member Board of Education appointing a Superintendent to run the day-to-day operations of the system. The school system currently resides in the North Carolina State Board of Education's Sixth District.
The nine members of the Board of Education generally meet on the second Monday of each month. The current members of the board are: Jack Hamrick (Chair), George Litton (Vice Chair), Kathy Falls, Phillip Glover, Richard Hooker, Shearra Miller, Dale Oliver, Roger Harris, and Jerry Hoyle.
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