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C

Wayne County Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Goldsboro, Mount Olive, Fremont, Walnut Creek, Pikeville and Seven Springs.

Goldsboro’s School Grade C better than 26% of North Carolina school districts

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
The gist

What stands out about Wayne County Public Schools

  • Its letter, C: results better than 26% of North Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 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
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 26% of the 325 North Carolina school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CGoldsboro 35,012CMount Olive 4,521CFremont 1,237CWalnut Creek 1,119Pikeville 738Seven Springs 59

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Goldsboro. Grade by grade →

PK–42 elementary schoolsThis district
6–85 middle schoolsThis district
9–124 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency42%
State average 50.8% · 8,500 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 49.9% · 9,292 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)78%
State average 86.5% · 1,382 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

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%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

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 since 2020–21.

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. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools.

Spring Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Goldsboro
C
804 students15:1
Brogden Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Dudley
C−
689 students16:1
Meadow Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Goldsboro
B
674 students15:1
Rosewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Goldsboro
C
650 students19:1
Eastern Wayne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Goldsboro
D
597 students21:1
Tommy's Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Goldsboro
C
545 students16:1
Fremont STARS Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fremont
B
535 students16:1
North Drive Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Goldsboro
498 students16:1
Northeast Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pikeville
B+
497 students16:1
Carver Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mount Olive
C−
495 students14:1
Northwest Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pikeville
B−
559 students17:1
Grantham Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Goldsboro
B
442 students17:1
Carver Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Goldsboro
D
407 students16:1
Brogden Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Dudley
D
603 students22:1
Spring Creek Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Seven Springs
C+
571 students17:1
Greenwood Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Goldsboro
C+
402 students16:1
Mount Olive Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Mount Olive
C−
329 students18:1
Grantham Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Goldsboro
C−
301 students18:1
Norwayne Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fremont
B−
848 students20:1
Wayne School of Engineering
High · Grades 6–13 · Goldsboro
A
486 students24:1
Eastern Wayne Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Goldsboro
C
427 students19:1
Dillard Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Goldsboro
D−
319 students16:1
Rosewood Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Goldsboro
B−
302 students16:1
Wayne School of Technical Arts
High · Grades 6–12 · Goldsboro
271 students24:1
Wayne Middle / High Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Goldsboro
D−
92 students14:1
Charles B Aycock High
High · Grades 9–12 · Pikeville
B
1,138 students27:1
Southern Wayne High
High · Grades 9–12 · Dudley
C−
1,007 students24:1
Eastern Wayne High
High · Grades 9–12 · Goldsboro
B
781 students19:1
Spring Creek High
High · Grades 9–12 · Seven Springs
B
732 students23:1
Rosewood High
High · Grades 9–12 · Goldsboro
C+
460 students22:1
Goldsboro High
High · Grades 9–12 · Goldsboro
D
412 students20:1
Wayne Early / Middle College High
High · Grades 9–13 · Goldsboro
A+
239 students25:1
Edgewood Cmty Developmental
High · Grades 9–12 · Goldsboro
B
38 students12:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within North Carolina.