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Wilson County Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns
Serves Wilson, Sharpsburg, Elm City, Lucama, Stantonsburg, Black Creek, Sims and Saratoga, and parts of Kenly.
Students
10,451
Schools
25
Spent per student
$14,288
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Debt
$17.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Wilson County Schools
- School Grade C: better than 31% of North Carolina districts
- Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts below the state
- Spends 10% more per student than the NC average
- 16 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 7.1% since 2020
- Debt of $17.2M, about $1,648 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Stantonsburg.
K–5Stantonsburg ElementaryThis district
6–85 middle schoolsThis district
9–125 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. NC
2020–21Math proficiency38%
State average 41.9%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 47.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)79%
State average 87.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,288 per student · 10% above NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 52%Federal 28%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
9,757’20
9,706’21
10,276’22
10,260’23
10,451’24
Up 7.1% since 2020.
Students
Black 42%White 27%Hispanic 25%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
25 public schools.
John W Jones Elementary
C−601 students17:1
Rock Ridge Elementary
A476 students17:1
New Hope Elementary
A460 students16:1
Vinson-Bynum Elementary
C458 students16:1
Lucama Elementary
A−431 students18:1
Margaret Hearne Elementary
D−423 students16:1
Wells Elementary
C383 students17:1
Vick Elementary
D−359 students15:1
Frederick Douglass Elementary
C+339 students15:1
Gardners Elementary
B280 students16:1
B O Barnes Elementary
D274 students12:1
Stantonsburg Elementary
C184 students15:1
Lee Woodard Elementary
C173 students17:1
Forest Hills Middle
C+654 students18:1
Springfield Middle
B+448 students18:1
Elm City Middle
B−399 students16:1
Charles H Darden Middle
D378 students14:1
Speight Middle
C−281 students17:1
James Hunt High
A−1,115 students18:1
Fike High
B−1,028 students19:1
Beddingfield High
B−653 students14:1
Wilson Academy of Applied Technology
B−280 students19:1
Wilson Early College Academy
A+268 students20:1
Wilson Academy of Virtual Education
44 students147:1
Milton M Daniels Learning Center
D−62 students7:1
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.