Contentnea-Savannah School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Kinston, North Carolina
Contentnea-Savannah School in Kinston, North Carolina enrolled 789 students in 2024-25 with 55.3 full-time teachers, 14.3 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 39-43% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
859 students in 2022-23, 875 students in 2023-24, 789 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 57.2 to 55.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 859 | 57.2 | 15.0 |
| 2023-24 | 875 | 55.3 | 15.8 |
| 2024-25 | 789 | 55.3 | 14.3 |
14.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools
Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 409 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Contentnea-Savannah School enrolled 817 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 65 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 409 of the 817 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions65
- Chronically absent25.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
45.9% of students were Black, 31.6% White, 18.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black45.9%
- White31.6%
- Hispanic18.3%
- Two or more races3.5%
- Asian0.6%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at Contentnea-Savannah School scored proficient or above: 39-43% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 39‑43% | 38% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Kinston
8 public elementary schools in Kinston report 2024-25 enrollment; Contentnea-Savannah School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contentnea-Savannah School | 789 | 14.3 | 99.6% |
| Northwest Elementary | 504 | 16.3 | 99.4% |
| Northeast Elementary | 465 | 17.2 | 99.4% |
| Banks Elementary | 436 | 13.5 | 99.3% |
| Moss Hill Elementary | 371 | 13.3 | 99.2% |
| Southeast Elementary | 326 | 13.6 | 96.9% |
| Southwood Elementary | 218 | 11.5 | 98.6% |
| Children's Village Academy | 155 | 20.4 | 98.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Contentnea-Savannah School
- Northeast ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 3.5 miles away: 465 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
- Southeast ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.1 miles away: 326 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).5.1 mi
- Compare Contentnea-Savannah School with Northeast ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lenoir County Public Schools spends per student$12,902 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,902
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaContentnea-Savannah School is the number 88 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#88 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Contentnea-Savannah School
How many students attend Contentnea-Savannah School?
789 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 859 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Kinston, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Contentnea-Savannah School?
14.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Contentnea-Savannah School a Title I school?
Contentnea-Savannah School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Contentnea-Savannah School do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Contentnea-Savannah School scored proficient or above: 39-43% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Contentnea-Savannah School in?
Lenoir County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3702610. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370261001087 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.