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Duplin County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns

Serves Wallace, Warsaw, Rose Hill, Beulaville, Magnolia, Faison, Kenansville, Greenevers, Teachey and Calypso.

Wallace’s School Grade C− better than 24% of North Carolina school districts

Students
9,822
Schools
13
Spent per student
$11,807
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$37.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Duplin County Schools

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 24% of North Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the NC average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $37.2M, about $3,786 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 24% 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
C−Wallace 3,570C−Warsaw 2,853C−Rose Hill 1,429C−Beulaville 1,176Magnolia 875Faison 824Kenansville 814Greenevers 603Teachey 500Calypso 340

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wallace. Grade by grade →

PK–8Wallace ElementaryThis district
9–125 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 50.8% · 4,666 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 49.9% · 5,095 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 86.5% · 761 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
$11,807 per student · 9% below NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 32%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 66%Federal 23%

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

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

Enrollment over time
9,693’20
9,725’21
9,905’22
9,835’23
9,822’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 48%White 28%Black 20%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Wallace Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wallace
D
1,120 students17:1
Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Rose Hill
D
1,118 students18:1
Beulaville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Beulaville
C
877 students16:1
B F Grady Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Albertson
C−
865 students16:1
Warsaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Warsaw
D
808 students14:1
North Duplin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mt. Olive
C
730 students16:1
Kenansville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Kenansville
C−
599 students16:1
Chinquapin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chinquapin
C+
537 students15:1
North Duplin Jr Sr High
High · Grades 7–12 · Mt. Olive
C+
609 students16:1
East Duplin High
High · Grades 9–12 · Beulaville
B
864 students17:1
James Kenan High
High · Grades 9–12 · Warsaw
C−
758 students15:1
Wallace-Rose Hill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Teachey
C
738 students17:1
Duplin Early College High
High · Grades 9–13 · Kenansville
A
199 students24:1

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.