Burke CountyPublic Schools

Burke County Public Schools and Chartwells K12 cafeteria staff were each given a turkey for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. The turkeys were bought by Chartwells K12. Usually, to celebrate the holidays with their work family, the child nutrition staff gathers together for a big feast in Decemb ...

Burke County Public Schools in 2020 had its highest graduation rate in 10 years. The district’s four-year cohort graduation rate for the class of 2020 is 91.7%, up 2 percentage points from 2019 and up 6.8 percentage points from a district low in 2012. The average graduation rate for the state is 87. ...

Burke County Public Schools was made aware Monday of a number of exposures to a positive COVID-19 case at Hallyburton Academy. As a result, Hallyburton will transition to Plan C instruction until Thursday, Nov. 19. All learning at Hallyburton will move from in-person to remote while the school build ...

A high percentage of Burke County Public Schools students enrolled in a Career and Technical Education course earned an industry recognized credential in that class. A recent ranking released at the annual state CTE conference lists Burke County CTE students 12th in the state in the number of creden ...

Burke County Public Schools was made aware today of a cluster of at least five or more related positive COVID-19 cases at Icard Elementary School. As a result, Icard Elementary School will move to Plan C instruction until Thursday, Nov. 5. All learning at Icard will move from in-person to remote whi ...