Henderson County Public Schools
| Henderson County Public Schools | |
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Henderson County, North Carolina United States |
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| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Established | 1992 |
| Schools | 23 |
| Budget | $ 118,973,000 |
| District ID | 3702100 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 13,472 |
| Teachers | 914.55 (on FTE basis) |
| Staff | 816.77 (on FTE basis) |
| Student-teacher ratio | 14.73:1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Henderson County Public Schools (also called Henderson County Schools) is a PK–12 graded school district serving Henderson County, North Carolina. The district was formed in 1993 from the merger of Hendersonville City Schools and the former Henderson County Schools. Its 23 schools serve 13,472 students as of the 2010–11 school year.
The system was created on July 1, 1993, by the merger of Hendersonville City Schools and Henderson County Schools. They adopted the new name Henderson County Public Schools.
For the 2010–11 school year, Henderson County Schools had a total population of 13,472 students and 914.55 teachers on a (FTE) basis. This produced a student-teacher ratio of 14.73:1. That same year, out of the total student population, the gender ratio was 52% male to 48% female. The demographic group makeup was: White, 72%; Hispanic, 18%; Black, 4%; two or more races, 4%; American Indian, 0%; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 1%. For the same school year, 53.26% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches.
The primary governing body of Henderson County Public Schools is called the Henderson County Board of Public Education. It 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 currently resides in the North Carolina State Board of Education's Eighth District.
The seven members of the Board of Education generally meet on the second Monday of each month. The current members of the board are: Ervin W. Bazzle (Chair), Melissa Maurer (Vice-Chair), Mary Louise Corn, Lisa Edwards, Amy Lynn Holt, Joshua Houston, and Rick R. Wood.
The system has had four superintendents since merging. The first was Dan G. Lunsford who was also superintendent of the county system before the merger. He served from 1993 until 1999 when Tom Burnham was appointed. Burnham held the position 1999–2004. Stephen L. Page took over in 2004 and served until 2010.
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