Caswell County Schools


Caswell County Schools is a PK–12 graded school district serving Caswell County, North Carolina. Its six schools serve 3,012 students as of the 2010–2011 school year.

Student demographics

For the 2010–2011 school year, Caswell County Schools had a total population of 3,012 students and 215.06 teachers on a basis. This produced a student-teacher ratio of 14.01:1. That same year, out of the student total, the gender ratio was 53% male to 47% female. The demographic group makeup was: White, 53%; Black, 36%; Hispanic, 7%; American Indian, 0%; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 0%. For the same school year, 66.98% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches.

Governance

The primary governing body of Caswell County Schools 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 is part of the North Carolina State Board of Education's Fifth District.

Board of Education

The seven members of the Board of Education generally meet on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. The members are elected by district to staggered four-year terms. The current members of the board are: Gladys Garland, District 3; Sylvia Johnson, District 2; Mel Battle, At-large; Donna Hudson, District 5; Ross Gwynn, District 4;Tracy Stanley, At-large; and Gordon Satterfield, District 1.

History

Caswell County was one of the last school systems in the U.S. to submit and implement a plan for racial desegregation, after several years of getting deferments from the federal government. In August, 1968, U.S. District Judge Edwin M. Stanley informed the school board and the superintendent that it would be required to integrate starting with the 1969-1970 school year.

Superintendent

Its superintendents have included Douglas Barker, who retired on June 30, 2013. He became superintendent in 2001 replacing the retiring Skip Rowland. Barker had been a principal and an assistant superintendent in the Henderson County Public Schools.

Member schools

Caswell County Schools has six schools ranging from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. Those six schools are separated into one high school, one middle school, and four elementary schools.

High school