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Currituck County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Moyock, Grandy and Coinjock.

Moyock’s School Grade B better than 57% of North Carolina school districts

Students
4,601
Schools
10
Spent per student
$12,610
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Debt
$51.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Currituck County Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of North Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $51.8M, about $11,252 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% 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
BMoyock 5,684BGrandy 2,245Coinjock 543

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Moyock. Grade by grade →

PK–5Moyock ElementaryThis district
6–8Moyock MiddleThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency56%
State average 50.8% · 2,162 students tested
Reading / language arts50%
State average 49.9% · 2,331 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 86.5% · 318 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
$12,610 per student · 3% below NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 38%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 55%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,173’20
4,414’21
4,514’22
4,554’23
4,601’24

Up 10.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 10%Black 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Moyock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moyock
B
740 students21:1
Shawboro Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawboro
B+
625 students16:1
Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Barco
B−
264 students17:1
W T Griggs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Poplar Branch
C+
258 students14:1
Jarvisburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jarvisburg
B−
218 students15:1
Knotts Island Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Knotts Island
B
91 students13:1
Moyock Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Moyock
B−
635 students20:1
Currituck County Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Barco
C+
435 students16:1
Currituck County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Barco
A−
1,061 students25:1
The JP Knapp ECH (i)School
High · Grades 9–13 · Currituck
A+
274 students

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.