Inside LCS

Fast Facts		Student Ethnic Distribution
		American Indian/Multi racial	less than 4%
		Asian	less than 1%
		African-American	22.4%
		Hispanic	25.9%
Our Budget		White	45.9%
Operating Budget (2007-08)	$85,963,888
Per pupil expenditure	$8,181	Diversity in LCS
Beginning teacher salary	$30,430	Native languages spoken by students	26
Statewide average teacher salary	$43,257	Students enrolled in ESL	1645
(Benefits not included)
Our Schools		Other Information
Total number of schools	15	Child Nutrition
Elementary Schools	7	Breakfasts served daily	2040
Middle Schools	3	Lunches served daily	6841
High Schools	3
Alternative Schools	1	Meal Cost
Exceptional Schools	1	K-12 Breakfast	$1.50
		K-5 Lunch	$2.10
Our Employees (2008-09))		6-12 Lunch	$2.25
Number of employees	1307
Number of classroom teachers	611	Transportation
Number of certified support staff	97	Total number of buses	105
Number of instructional support staff	259	Total number of daily bus runs	250
Number of administrative/office staff	141	Miles traveled daily	5,375
Number of national board certified teachers and staff	54	Average number of students riding daily	5,450
Number of service staff	199
Our Students (2008-09)		State ABCs Program Recognitions 2006-07
Total number of students enrolled (K-12)	9,677	School of Distinction	1
Pre-kindergarten (not included in total)	144	Schools of Progress	7
Kindergarten-Grade 5	4,680	High Growth Schools	9
Grades 6-8	2,167	Volunteers
Grades 9-12	2,830	Number of volunteer hours (2007-08)	14,065

Lee County Schools, P.O. Box 1010, 106 Gordon Street, Sanford, N.C. 27331-1010
Phone: (919) 774-6226, Fax: (919) 776-0443, Fax 2: (919) 776-4954