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Wayne County Public Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Goldsboro, Mount Olive, Walnut Creek, Fremont, Pikeville and Seven Springs.
Students
17,150
Schools
33
Spent per student
$11,933
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$42.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Wayne County Public Schools
- School Grade C: better than 28% of North Carolina districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts below the state
- Spends 9% less per student than the NC average
- 18 students per teacher
- Debt of $42.4M, about $2,473 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Dudley.
Test scores vs. NC
2020–21Math proficiency32%
State average 41.9%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 47.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 87.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$11,933 per student · 9% below NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 30%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 66%Federal 21%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
17,532’20
17,602’21
17,558’22
17,368’23
17,150’24
About steady.
Students
Black 34%Hispanic 30%White 29%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
33 public schools.
Spring Creek Elementary
C804 students15:1
Brogden Primary
C−689 students16:1
Meadow Lane Elementary
B674 students15:1
Rosewood Elementary
C650 students19:1
Eastern Wayne Elementary
D597 students21:1
Northwest Elementary
B−559 students17:1
Tommy's Road Elementary
C545 students16:1
Fremont STARS Elementary
B535 students16:1
North Drive Elementary
498 students16:1
Northeast Elementary
B+497 students16:1
Carver Elementary
C−495 students14:1
Grantham Elementary
B442 students17:1
Carver Heights Elementary
D407 students16:1
Norwayne Middle
B−848 students20:1
Brogden Middle
D603 students22:1
Spring Creek Middle
C+571 students17:1
Eastern Wayne Middle
C427 students19:1
Greenwood Middle
B−402 students16:1
Mount Olive Middle
C−329 students18:1
Dillard Middle
D−319 students16:1
Rosewood Middle
B−302 students16:1
Grantham Middle
C−301 students18:1
Charles B Aycock High
B1,138 students27:1
Southern Wayne High
C−1,007 students24:1
Eastern Wayne High
B781 students19:1
Spring Creek High
B732 students23:1
Wayne School of Engineering
A486 students24:1
Rosewood High
C+460 students22:1
Goldsboro High
D412 students20:1
Wayne School of Technical Arts
271 students24:1
Wayne Early / Middle College High
A+239 students25:1
Wayne Middle / High Academy
D−92 students14:1
Edgewood Cmty Developmental
B38 students12:1
Towns served
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.