Dance & Fine Arts Schools in North Carolina by County (2023)
Fine arts schools — dance, music, drama and art schools with paid staff — in 35 North Carolina counties, from Census County Business Patterns 2023.
488
schools statewide
3,061
employees
4.4
per 100,000 residents
| County | Schools | Employees | Per 100k | Avg. pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake County | 87 | 716 | 7.1 | $20,316 |
| Mecklenburg County | 77 | 513 | 6.4 | $23,216 |
| Durham County | 33 | 164 | 9.6 | $26,665 |
| Guilford County | 28 | 183 | 5.0 | $17,858 |
| Buncombe County | 20 | 68 | 7.2 | $26,926 |
| Forsyth County | 16 | 106 | 4.0 | $18,236 |
| New Hanover County | 13 | 58 | 5.3 | $17,621 |
| Orange County | 13 | 137 | 8.5 | $22,752 |
| Cumberland County | 12 | 56 | 3.5 | $9,464 |
| Union County | 12 | 57 | 4.6 | $11,509 |
| Iredell County | 11 | 54 | 5.3 | $15,278 |
| Johnston County | 10 | 44 | 4.0 | $13,727 |
| Cabarrus County | 9 | 57 | 3.7 | $11,456 |
| Onslow County | 8 | 29 | 3.8 | $19,621 |
| Brunswick County | 7 | 33 | 4.2 | $10,152 |
| Alamance County | 6 | 84 | 3.3 | $7,690 |
| Gaston County | 6 | 33 | 2.5 | $12,545 |
| Chatham County | 5 | 42 | 6.0 | $11,119 |
| Craven County | 5 | 39 | 4.8 | $12,051 |
| Moore County | 5 | 31 | 4.6 | $15,613 |
| Pitt County | 5 | 33 | 2.8 | $10,212 |
| Catawba County | 4 | 17 | 2.4 | $14,412 |
| Henderson County | 4 | 18 | 3.3 | $18,278 |
| Rowan County | 4 | 25 | 2.6 | $14,560 |
| Caldwell County | 3 | 33 | 3.7 | $8,091 |
| Carteret County | 3 | 5 | 4.3 | $10,200 |
| Cleveland County | 3 | 13 | 2.9 | $8,923 |
| Columbus County | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | $15,444 |
| Lenoir County | 3 | 24 | 5.4 | $4,000 |
| Lincoln County | 3 | 16 | 3.1 | $10,938 |
| Polk County | 3 | 11 | 14.8 | $20,636 |
| Randolph County | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | $13,667 |
| Rockingham County | 3 | 9 | 3.2 | $14,111 |
| Watauga County | 3 | 3 | 5.5 | $9,000 |
| Wilson County | 3 | 15 | 3.8 | $40,533 |
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, NAICS 611610. Counties with no establishments with paid employees are not shown.