Granville County Schools is a PK–12 graded school district serving Granville County, North Carolina. Its 15 schools serve approximately 6,627 students as of the 2022- 2023 school year. The system was formed in 1963 from the merger of the former Granville County Schools and Oxford City schools. Granville county public schools now offers year round schools, and also the new Granville academy which offers different way of leaning.
History
The move towards merging the Granville County Schools system with the Oxford City Schools system was approved by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1961. The official merging of the systems occurred in July, 1963.[2]
Student demographics
For the 2022- 2023 school year, Granville County Schools has a total population of about 6,627 students and 560.78 teachers on a (FTE) basis. This produced a student-teacher ratio of 13:1.[1] This year, out of the student total, the gender ratio is 52% male to 48% female. The demographic group makeup is: 35% Black, 34% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% Two or more Races, .7% Asian, .3% American Indian.[3] For the same school year, 58% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches.[4]
The seven members of the Board of Education are elected by district to staggered six-year terms, generally meeting on the first Monday of each month. The current members of the board are: Leonard E. Peace, Sr., District 4 (Chair); Brenda Dickerson-Daniel, District 2 (Vice-Chair); Toney W. Smith, District 1; B. Patrick Cox, District 3; Donnie Boyd, District 5; Catherine "Rose" Lyon, District 6; and David Richardson, District 7.[6]
Superintendent
The superintendent of the system is Alisa McLean. She began in 2017.[7]
^"2010–2011". Free & Reduced Meals Application Data. NC Department of Public Instruction. Archived from the original(XLS) on April 23, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
^"Teachers of the Year". NC Public Schools website. NC Department of Public Instruction. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2013.