Cleveland County Schools

In 2000, the school boards and the Cleveland County Commission approved a merger plan to consolidate the three systems into one.

The demographic group makeup was: Black, 26%; White, 64%; Hispanic, 4%; Asian/Pacific Islander, 1%; and American Indian, 0% (two or more races: 5%).

The school system currently resides in the North Carolina State Board of Education's Sixth District.

The current members of the board are: Robert Queen (Chair), Joel Shores (Vice Chair), Phillip Glover, Dena Green, Danny Blanton, Coleman Hunt, Rodney Fitch, Ron Humphries, and Greg Taylor.

[8] He followed Dr. Bruce Boyles who became superintendent in 2007 after spending 26 years in various positions in the Mooresville Graded School District.