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Greenville, North Carolina - 39 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Pitt County Schools #98 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,733 per pupil, Pitt County Schools ranks #154 of 322 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 $11,733 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 322 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 56/100, ranked #98 of 293 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 NCES Common Core of Data
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
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 | Higher 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 $11,733 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #98 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 56/100, ranking #98 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.
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