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Wilson County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Wilson, Sharpsburg, Elm City, Lucama, Stantonsburg, Black Creek, Saratoga and Sims, and parts of Kenly.

Wilson’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of North Carolina school districts

Students
10,451
Schools
25
Spent per student
$14,288
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Debt
$17.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wilson County Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 42% of North Carolina districts
  • Spends 10% more per student than the NC average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $17.2M, about $1,648 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 42% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wilson. Grade by grade →

K–58 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 50.8% · 5,101 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 49.9% · 5,396 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)83%
State average 86.5% · 865 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
$14,288 per student · 10% above NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 52%Federal 28%

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

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

Enrollment over time
9,757’20
9,706’21
10,276’22
10,260’23
10,451’24

Up 7.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 42%White 27%Hispanic 25%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

John W Jones Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilson
C−
601 students17:1
Lucama Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lucama
B+
431 students18:1
Margaret Hearne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilson
D−
423 students16:1
Wells Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilson
C
383 students17:1
Rock Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilson
A
476 students17:1
New Hope Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilson
A
460 students16:1
Vinson-Bynum Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilson
C
458 students16:1
Vick Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilson
D−
359 students15:1
Frederick Douglass Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilson
C+
339 students15:1
Gardners Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Elm City
B
280 students16:1
B O Barnes Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilson
D
274 students12:1
Stantonsburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Stantonsburg
C−
184 students15:1
Lee Woodard Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Black Creek
C
173 students17:1
Milton M Daniels Learning Center
Other · Grades 2–12 · Wilson
D−
62 students7:1
Forest Hills Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wilson
C+
654 students18:1
Springfield Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lucama
B+
448 students18:1
Elm City Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elm City
B−
399 students16:1
Charles H Darden Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wilson
D
378 students14:1
Speight Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stantonsburg
C−
281 students17:1
Wilson Academy of Virtual Education
High · Grades 6–12 · Wilson
44 students
James Hunt High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wilson
A−
1,115 students18:1
Fike High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wilson
B−
1,028 students19:1
Beddingfield High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wilson
B−
653 students14:1
Wilson Academy of Applied Technology
High · Grades 9–13 · Wilson
A+
280 students19:1
Wilson Early College Academy
High · Grades 9–13 · Wilson
A+
268 students20:1

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.