Chapel Hill Review

There were 18,437 students enrolled in Orange County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% less than the previous year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools registered the highest enrollment among Orange County's two districts in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 11,371 students.

Despite boasting a favorable teacher-student ratio of 1:15, surpassing the national average, North Carolina's public schools face a significant funding gap. The state's per-student expenditure of $10,519 falls considerably short of the national average of $14,295.

North Carolina's public schools also faced a staggering 58.4% surge in vacant teaching positions in the 2021-22 school year, leaving over 5,000 classrooms without qualified instructors.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	11,425	11,371	-0.5%
Orange County Schools	7,057	7,066	0.1%