Hickory
Hickory, NC schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map
$2,250 left/mo
3 bd $1,782/mo in Hickory. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax.
Public-school students
49,956
NCES 2024-2025
Pupils per teacher
16.9
2,954 teachers
Districts / schools
8 / 109
Public districts and schools
Beds
1
Usual: studio
Childcare
$0
No kids under 5
Left / mo
$2,250
Largest public school districts
8 largest districts in Hickory.
- Catawba County Schools
Newton
- Students
- 16,003
- Schools
- 28
- Pupil–teacher
- 17.4
- Burke County Schools
Morganton
- Students
- 11,667
- Schools
- 27
- Pupil–teacher
- 16.8
- Caldwell County Schools
Lenoir
- Students
- 10,667
- Schools
- 25
- Pupil–teacher
- 17.5
- Alexander County Schools
Taylorsville
- Students
- 4,344
- Schools
- 11
- Pupil–teacher
- 16.6
- Hickory City Schools
Hickory
- Students
- 3,735
- Schools
- 9
- Pupil–teacher
- 17.4
- Newton Conover City Schools
Newton
- Students
- 2,654
- Schools
- 7
- Pupil–teacher
- 15
- The New Dimensions School
Morganton
- Students
- 569
- Schools
- 1
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.8
- Oak Hill Charter School
Lenoir
- Students
- 253
- Schools
- 1
- Pupil–teacher
- 15.3
NCES 2024–25.
Schools by level
Primary
61
Elementary grades
Middle
19
Middle or junior high
High
24
Secondary grades
Other
5
K–12, ungraded, alternative
109 public schools. NCES 2024–25.
Where the Hickory metro sits
Roughly the core of the Hickory, NC metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.
Family of four
2 adults, 2 kids, 3 bd. −$46 left/mo. Childcare $1,106. Hickory paycheck
NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this
Moving from Hickory
Take-home by job in Hickory
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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