Caswell County Schools is a PKâÂÂ12 public school district serving Caswell County, North Carolina, United States. The district operates four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school and enrolled 2,149 students with 139.27 full-time equivalent classroom teachers in the 2023âÂÂ2024 school year, a studentâÂÂteacher ratio of about 15:1. As of 2026, the districtâÂÂs interim superintendent is Lance Stokes.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, Caswell County Schools enrolled 2,149 students and employed 139.27 full-time equivalent classroom teachers in 2023âÂÂ2024, for a studentâÂÂteacher ratio of 15.43:1.
Caswell County Schools is governed by a seven-member elected board of education, which sets policy and appoints a superintendent to oversee daily operations. The system is part of the North Carolina State Board of EducationâÂÂs Fifth Education District.
Superintendents of Caswell County Schools have included Floyd M. "Skip" Rowland Jr., Douglas N. Barker (2001âÂÂ2013), and Sandra Carter (2017âÂÂ2023). After CarterâÂÂs tenure, Barker returned as interim superintendent, followed by the appointment of JoAnna Gwynn effective July 1, 2024, and the board later named Bartlett Yancey High School principal Lance Stokes as interim superintendent.
During the era of legally segregated schools, many African American students in Caswell County attended Caswell County Training School, later known as Caswell County High School, while white students attended separate schools such as Bartlett Yancey High School. Following the Brown v. Board of Education decisions, local African American civil rights activism and federal court rulings gradually forced the district to dismantle its dual school system.
After years of litigation, protests, and "freedom of choice" assignment plans that produced only limited desegregation, the Caswell County Board of Education implemented a plan for full integration in 1969. High school grades were consolidated at Bartlett Yancey High School, the former Caswell County High School was converted to N. L. Dillard Junior High School, and elementary schools were organized on a non-segregated basis. Vanessa Siddle WalkerâÂÂs work on Caswell County Training School emphasizes how African American educators, parents, and students created a supportive school community despite segregated conditions.
Caswell County Schools operates six schools serving grades pre-kindergarten through twelve.