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C

Lenoir County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Kinston, La Grange and Pink Hill, and parts of Grifton.

Kinston’s School Grade C better than 32% of North Carolina school districts

Students
8,331
Schools
17
Spent per student
$13,055
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$17.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lenoir County Schools

  • Its letter, C: results better than 32% of North Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $17.1M, about $2,053 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 32% 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 below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CKinston 19,705CLa Grange 2,947Pink Hill 459

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Kinston. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Rochelle MiddleThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency39%
State average 50.8% · 3,968 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 49.9% · 4,491 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 86.5% · 642 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
$13,055 per student · 0% above NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 60%Federal 28%

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

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

Enrollment over time
8,313’20
8,303’21
8,334’22
8,372’23
8,331’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 46%White 30%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Contentnea-Savannah School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Kinston
C
789 students14:1
La Grange Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Grange
C
547 students17:1
Northeast Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kinston
D−
465 students17:1
Pink Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pink Hill
C+
437 students14:1
Banks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kinston
C+
436 students14:1
Southeast Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kinston
D−
326 students14:1
Southwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kinston
C−
218 students11:1
Lenoir County Learning Academy
Other · Grades PK–12 · Kinston
D−
66 students7:1
Northwest Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kinston
C−
504 students16:1
Moss Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kinston
B−
371 students13:1
Woodington Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kinston
C+
584 students17:1
Rochelle Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kinston
D−
517 students20:1
E B Frink Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · La Grange
C+
488 students15:1
North Lenoir High
High · Grades 9–12 · La Grange
B−
957 students16:1
South Lenoir High
High · Grades 9–12 · Deep Run
B
721 students15:1
Kinston High
High · Grades 9–12 · Kinston
C−
659 students16:1
Lenoir County Early College High
High · Grades 9–13 · Kinston
A+
246 students30:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Pitt County SchoolsAyden
$12,826per student

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.