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Greenville, North Carolina - 39 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Pitt County Schools #88 of 297 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,253 per pupil, Pitt County Schools ranks #144 of 328 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (North Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Pitt County Schools operates 39 public schools serving 24,091 students, placing it in the mid-size range in North Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 18 combined, 8 high, 7 middle, 6 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Pitt County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,253 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 328 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending. See how North Carolina compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 20.2% local, 58.7% state, and 21.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 58/100, ranked #88 of 297 in North Carolina against a state average of 45, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 6 of 39 schools offering Advanced Placement (73 AP courses district-wide), a 391.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.1% African American, 28.1% White, 15.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Innovation Early College High, with a diversity index of 72.6/100.
Its largest campus is D H Conley High, enrolling 1,757 students (7% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Vidant Health, at 24 students, a 73x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Pitt County Schools school enrollment ranges from 24 students (lowest) to 1,757 students (highest), a spread of 1,733 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Pitt County Schools is typically wider than the Pitt County Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 39 schools in Pitt County Schools.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Pitt County Schools's schools, above the North Carolina average of 56.1.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| D H Conley High | 1,757 |
| South Central | 1,738 |
| Junius H Rose High | 1,568 |
| Hope Middle | 952 |
| Chicod | 902 |
| North Pitt High | 854 |
| Eastern Elementary | 833 |
| Wintergreen Intermediate | 821 |
| Lakeforest Elementary | 821 |
| Wintergreen Primary | 786 |
| A G Cox Middle | 778 |
| Farmville Central High | 778 |
| Ayden-Grifton High | 757 |
| Ridgewood Elementary | 700 |
| W H Robinson Elementary | 692 |
| Pactolus | 657 |
| Ayden Elementary | 656 |
| C M Eppes Middle | 631 |
| Creekside Elementary | 622 |
| E B Aycock Middle | 617 |
| G R Whitfield | 560 |
| Farmville Middle | 552 |
| Elmhurst Elementary | 454 |
| H B Sugg Elementary | 421 |
| Wahl Coates Elementary | 406 |
| Belvoir Elementary | 405 |
| Grifton | 395 |
| Wellcome Middle | 391 |
| Ayden Middle | 365 |
| Northwest Elementary | 361 |
| Sam D Bundy Elementary | 345 |
| Pcs Early College High School | 334 |
| Sadie Saulter | 300 |
| Falkland Elementary | 271 |
| South Greenville Elementary | 251 |
| Bethel Elementary | 232 |
| Innovation Early College High | 227 |
| Stokes | 218 |
| Vidant Health | 24 |
The North Carolina districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hanover County Schools | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Alamance-Burlington Schools | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Buncombe County Schools | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Public Schools of Robeson County | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Iredell-Statesville Schools | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Pitt County Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Wake County Schools →Pitt County Schools has 39 schools, including 8 high, 7 middle, 18 combined, 6 elementary. Total enrollment is 24,091 students.
Pitt County Schools spends $12,253 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #88 in North Carolina.
Pitt County Schools students are 48.1% African American, 28.1% White, 15.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 39 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Pitt County Schools has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #88 out of 297 districts in North Carolina.
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