Gates County Schools

[1] That same year, out of the student total, the gender ratio was 50% male to 50% female.

The demographic group makeup was: White, 59%; Black, 36%; Hispanic, 1%; American Indian, 0%; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 0% (two or more races: 3%).

[2] For the same school year, 52.38% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches.

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

The current members of the board are: G. Douglas Lilley (Chair), Glendale P. Boone (Vice-Chair, Leslie S. Byrum, Ray Felton, and Claire R.