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Pitt County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns

Serves Greenville, Winterville, Ayden, Farmville, Grifton, Bethel, Simpson, Grimesland, Fountain and Falkland.

Greenville’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of North Carolina school districts

Students
24,470
Schools
40
Spent per student
$12,826
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Debt
$51.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pitt County Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 42% of North Carolina districts
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $51.7M, about $2,111 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 42% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Greenville 96,443C+Winterville 10,973C+Ayden 5,263C+Farmville 4,577C+Grifton 2,539C+Bethel 1,422Simpson 409Grimesland 404Fountain 396Falkland 51

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Greenville. Grade by grade →

PK–58 elementary schoolsThis district
6–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency52%
State average 50.8% · 11,663 students tested
Reading / language arts45%
State average 49.9% · 12,471 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 86.5% · 1,913 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
$12,826 per student · 2% below NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 31%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 58%Federal 23%

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

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
23,312’20
23,790’21
24,091’22
24,327’23
24,470’24

Up 5% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 47%White 31%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Chicod
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Greenville
A−
902 students15:1
Lakeforest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C−
821 students15:1
Wintergreen Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Greenville
786 students15:1
Ridgewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winterville
B+
700 students15:1
W H Robinson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winterville
B
692 students16:1
Pactolus
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Greenville
C−
657 students17:1
Ayden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ayden
C
656 students15:1
Creekside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winterville
B−
622 students15:1
G R Whitfield
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Grimesland
B
560 students15:1
H B Sugg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Farmville
421 students14:1
Wahl Coates Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
D
406 students13:1
Belvoir Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C−
405 students13:1
Grifton
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Grifton
C−
395 students13:1
Northwest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
D
361 students13:1
Sadie Saulter
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Greenville
300 students10:1
Falkland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
C−
271 students12:1
South Greenville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
D−
251 students10:1
Bethel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bethel
C
232 students12:1
Stokes
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Stokes
C+
218 students13:1
Vidant Health
Other · Grades PK–12 · Greenville
24 students12:1
Eastern Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greenville
B
833 students16:1
Elmhurst Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greenville
C
454 students13:1
Pitt County Virtual
Other · Grades K–12 · Greenville
38 students5:1
Wintergreen Intermediate
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Greenville
A
821 students16:1
Sam D Bundy Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Farmville
C−
345 students15:1
Hope Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenville
A
952 students18:1
A G Cox Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winterville
B−
778 students15:1
C M Eppes Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenville
C−
631 students16:1
E B Aycock Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenville
C−
617 students13:1
Farmville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Farmville
C
552 students14:1
Wellcome Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenville
C−
391 students14:1
Ayden Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ayden
C+
365 students14:1
D H Conley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Greenville
A−
1,757 students19:1
South Central
High · Grades 9–12 · Winterville
B
1,738 students18:1
Junius H Rose High
High · Grades 9–12 · Greenville
B+
1,568 students19:1
North Pitt High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bethel
B−
854 students16:1
Farmville Central High
High · Grades 9–12 · Farmville
B−
778 students17:1
Ayden-Grifton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ayden
C+
757 students16:1
PCS Early College High School
High · Grades 9–13 · Winterville
A+
334 students23:1
Innovation Early College High
High · Grades 9–13 · Greenville
A+
227 students22:1

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.