C
Lenoir County Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Kinston, La Grange and Pink Hill, and parts of Grifton.
Students
8,331
Schools
17
Spent per student
$13,055
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$17.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Lenoir County Schools
- School Grade C: better than 27% of North Carolina districts
- Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
- 16 students per teacher
- Debt of $17.1M, about $2,053 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Deep Run.
PK–59 elementary schoolsThis district
6–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–12South Lenoir HighThis district
Test scores vs. NC
2020–21Math proficiency29%
State average 41.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 47.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 87.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,055 per student · 0% above NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 60%Federal 28%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
8,313’20
8,303’21
8,334’22
8,372’23
8,331’24
About steady.
Students
Black 46%White 30%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
17 public schools.
Contentnea-Savannah School
C789 students14:1
La Grange Elementary
C547 students17:1
Northwest Elementary
C−504 students16:1
Northeast Elementary
D−465 students17:1
Pink Hill Elementary
C+437 students14:1
Banks Elementary
C+436 students14:1
Moss Hill Elementary
B−371 students13:1
Southeast Elementary
D−326 students14:1
Southwood Elementary
C−218 students11:1
Woodington Middle
C+584 students17:1
Rochelle Middle
D−517 students20:1
E B Frink Middle
C+488 students15:1
North Lenoir High
B−957 students16:1
South Lenoir High
B721 students15:1
Kinston High
C659 students16:1
Lenoir County Early College High
B−246 students30:1
Lenoir County Learning Academy
D−66 students7:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.