Wilkes County Schools (North Carolina)

The history of public education in Wilkes County really began shortly after the state passed its first common school law in 1839.

The demographic group makeup was: White, 81%; Hispanic, 11%; Black, 4%; American Indian, <1%, and Asian/Pacific Islander, <1%; two or more races: 3%).

Wilkes County Schools currently resides in the North Carolina State Board of Education's Seventh District.

The current members are as follows: Rudy Holbrook (Chairman), Hardin Kennedy (Vice-Chairman), Kirk Walker, Joan Caudill, and Jammie Jolly.

[1] Public school districts in North Carolina do not have their own taxation authority, they are fiscally dependent on the State and their respective county Board of Commissioners.

The county Boards of Commissioners vote on funding levels proposed by the school system.