Lenoir County Schools

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Kinston, La Grange and Pink Hill, and parts of Grifton.

At a glance

8,331Students enrolled

17Schools

3Towns served

$13,055Spent per student

16:1Student–teacher ratio

99%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

KinstonLa GrangePink Hill

Grades PK–5

Northwest Elementary or Southeast ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Rochelle Middle517 students · KinstonThis district

Grades 9–12

Kinston High or Lenoir County Early College HighDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–5

La Grange Elementary547 students · La GrangeThis district

Grades 6–8

E B Frink Middle488 students · La GrangeThis district

Grades 9–12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades PK–8

9 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NC

Math proficiency29%

State average 41.9%

Reading / language arts32%

State average 47.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)85%

State average 87.7%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,055

per student each year · about the NC average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration33%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)12%

State60%

Federal28%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

8,313’20

8,303’21

8,334’22

8,372’23

8,331’24

Students

Black · 46%3,871

White · 30%2,506

Hispanic · 18%1,467

Two or more races · 5%400

Asian · 1%74

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%8

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Kinston19,505 people

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La Grange2,756 people

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Pink Hill527 people

Also covers small parts of Grifton.

Schools17 in district

Level

All 17 Elementary 9 Middle 3 High 4 Other 1

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Contentnea-Savannah SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 789 students · Kinston

CPublic 📚

La Grange ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 547 students · La Grange

CPublic 📚

Northwest ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 504 students · Kinston

C-Public 📚

Northeast ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 465 students · Kinston

D-Public 📚

Pink Hill ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 437 students · Pink Hill

C+Public 📚

Banks ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 436 students · Kinston

C+Public 📚

Moss Hill ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 371 students · Kinston

B-Public 📚

Southeast ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 326 students · Kinston

D-Public 📚

Southwood ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 218 students · Kinston

C-Public 📚

Woodington MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 584 students · Kinston

C+Public 📚

Rochelle MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 517 students · Kinston

D-Public 📚

E B Frink MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 488 students · La Grange

C+Public 🏫

North Lenoir HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 957 students · La Grange

B-Public 🏫

South Lenoir HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 721 students · Deep Run

BPublic 🏫

Kinston HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 659 students · Kinston

CPublic 🏫

Lenoir County Early College HighHigh · Grades 9–13 · 246 students · Kinston

B-Public 📚

Lenoir County Learning AcademyOther · Grades PK–12 · 66 students · Kinston

D-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Pitt County SchoolsAyden · $12,826 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.