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Beaufort County Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in North Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 5 public middle schools serving 2,135 students in Beaufort County Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in North Carolina.
Public Middle Schools in Beaufort County Schools School District have an average math proficiency score of 48% (versus the North Carolina public middle school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 50% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 51% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the North Carolina public middle school average of 56% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
13 Schools
882 Schools
# Students
5,772 Students
494,023 Students
# Teachers
385 Teachers
31,644 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Beaufort County Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 320 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 81% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#197 out of 325 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
51%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
50%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
63%

Graduation Rate
81%
86%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.69
0.71
# American Indian Students
6 Students
5,633 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
27 Students
19,933 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
1,078 Students
98,873 Students
% Hispanic Students
19%
20%
# Black Students
1,794 Students
122,407 Students
% Black Students
31%
25%
# White Students
2,489 Students
215,701 Students
% White Students
43%
44%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
646 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
404 Students
30,848 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
153
1,882
# Students in K Grade:
413
16,660
# Students in 1st Grade:
400
16,806
# Students in 2nd Grade:
390
17,050
# Students in 3rd Grade:
345
16,530
# Students in 4th Grade:
393
16,849
# Students in 5th Grade:
390
19,618
# Students in 6th Grade:
443
111,560
# Students in 7th Grade:
467
116,793
# Students in 8th Grade:
447
119,029
# Students in 9th Grade:
550
12,380
# Students in 10th Grade:
463
10,877
# Students in 11th Grade:
484
9,420
# Students in 12th Grade:
434
8,569
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,098 is higher than the state median of $11,187. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,761 is higher than the state median of $11,612. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$76 MM
$17,307 MM

Spending
$74 MM
$17,964 MM

Revenue / Student
$13,098
$11,187

Spending / Student
$12,761
$11,612

Best Beaufort County Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bath Elementary School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
110 S King Street
Bath, NC 27808
(252) 923-3251
Bath, NC 27808
(252) 923-3251
Grades: K-8
| 512 students
Rank: #22.
Chocowinity Middle School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
3831 Us Hwy 17 S
Chocowinity, NC 27817
(252) 946-6191
Chocowinity, NC 27817
(252) 946-6191
Grades: 5-8
| 386 students
Rank: #33.
P S Jones Middle School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
4105 N Market Street Ext
Washington, NC 27889
(252) 946-0874
Washington, NC 27889
(252) 946-0874
Grades: 6-8
| 690 students
Rank: #44.
Northeast Elementary School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
21000 Us Hwy 264 East
Pinetown, NC 27865
(252) 943-6545
Pinetown, NC 27865
(252) 943-6545
Grades: PK-8
| 379 students
Rank: #55.
S W Snowden Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
693 North 7th Street
Aurora, NC 27806
(252) 322-5351
Aurora, NC 27806
(252) 322-5351
Grades: PK-8
| 168 students
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