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Bertie County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Windsor, Aulander, Lewiston Woodville, Kelford, Colerain, Powellsville, Roxobel and Askewville.

Windsor’s School Grade C better than 28% of North Carolina school districts

Students
1,708
Schools
6
Spent per student
$18,257
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$15.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bertie County Schools

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of North Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 40% more per student than the NC average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $15.2M, about $8,914 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% 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 close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CWindsor 3,469Aulander 715Lewiston Woodville 405Kelford 204Colerain 198Powellsville 180Roxobel 176Askewville 171

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Windsor. Grade by grade →

PK–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Bertie MiddleThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 50.8% · 880 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 49.9% · 975 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 86.5% · 134 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
$18,257 per student · 40% above NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 44%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 55%Federal 30%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,806’20
1,694’21
1,699’22
1,670’23
1,708’24

Down 5.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 83%White 9%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Windsor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Windsor
D
336 students15:1
West Bertie Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kelford
D
277 students15:1
Colerain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colerain
D
193 students12:1
Bertie Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Windsor
D
354 students12:1
Bertie High
High · Grades 9–12 · Windsor
C−
449 students15:1
Bertie Early College High
High · Grades 9–13 · Windsor
A+
99 students25:1

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.