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Perquimans County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Hertford and Winfall.

Hertford’s School Grade B better than 58% of North Carolina school districts

Students
1,786
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,410
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$3.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Perquimans County Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 58% of North Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% more per student than the NC average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.1M, about $1,756 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 58% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BHertford 2,011Winfall 575

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hertford. Grade by grade →

PK–2Perquimans CentralThis district
3–5Hertford GrammarThis district
6–8Perquimans County MiddleThis district
9–12Perquimans County HighThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency56%
State average 50.8% · 810 students tested
Reading / language arts51%
State average 49.9% · 851 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 86.5% · 119 in the class

98% 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
$14,410 per student · 10% above NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 40%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 67%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,611’20
1,658’21
1,665’22
1,689’23
1,786’24

Up 10.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 67%Black 22%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Perquimans Central
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Winfall
423 students15:1
Hertford Grammar
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Hertford
B
420 students15:1
Perquimans County Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winfall
B−
387 students14:1
Perquimans County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hertford
B−
556 students16:1

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.