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Schools in Tar Heel

Tar Heel’s public schools

Bladen County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tar Heel. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools above North Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▲ 26% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.7
NC 16.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,823 students on the public path
In brief

Tar Heel’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Tar Heel’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. East Bladen High places highest (better than 47%); Tar Heel School lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Tar Heel, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Tar Heel SchoolBladen County SchoolsD
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bladen County Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bladen County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 3,928 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 16.7 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$16,460NC $13,045 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 49.9% · 1949 students tested
Math31%
State average 50.8% · 1741 students tested

Tar Heel vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Tar Heel’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Tar Heel—Bladen County Schools

Every school in Tar Heel

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Tar Heelby address
Tar Heel School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
449 students17:1Rate it →
Also serving Tar Heelin other towns
West Bladen High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bladenboro
B−
720 students23:1Rate it →
East Bladen High
High · Grades 9–12 · Elizabethtown
B−
525 students19:1Rate it →
Bladen Early College
High · Grades 9–12 · Dublin
C+
129 studentsRate it →

Questions about Tar Heel’s schools

Are Tar Heel’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Tar Heel. Bladen County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tar Heel. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Tar Heel in?

Bladen County Schools.

Where do Tar Heel kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: West Bladen High, East Bladen High and Bladen Early College.

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What Tar Heel families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.