Pasquotank County High
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Pasquotank County High in Elizabeth City, North Carolina enrolled 653 students in 2024-25 with 33.5 full-time teachers, 19.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-74% (North Carolina: 86.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 15%
628 students in 2022-23, 616 students in 2023-24, 653 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.4 to 33.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 628 | 39.4 | 15.9 |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 39.0 | 15.8 |
| 2024-25 | 653 | 33.5 | 19.5 |
19.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 of every 100 North Carolina high schools
Among the 588 North Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. 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).
2 AP courses and one counselor per 300 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pasquotank County High enrolled 600 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 109 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses2
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 300 of the 600 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions109
- Chronically absent46.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
43.2% of students were Black, 32.9% White, 15.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black43.2%
- White32.9%
- Hispanic15.6%
- Two or more races6.7%
- Asian1.4%
- American Indian0.2%
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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
70-74% of the 161 students in Pasquotank County High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | North Carolina | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 70‑74% | 76% | 86.5% |
| Students in the class | 161 | 382 | 120,822 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Elizabeth City
5 public high schools in Elizabeth City report 2024-25 enrollment; Pasquotank County High is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech | 760 | 17.8 | 30.1% |
| Northeastern High | 658 | 16.3 | 99.5% |
| Pasquotank County High | 653 | 19.5 | 99.5% |
| Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College | 115 | 28.8 | 97.4% |
| H L Trigg Community | 35 | 11.7 | 91.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Pasquotank County High
- Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early CollegeThe nearest public high school, 4.1 miles away: 115 students, 28.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
- Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTechThe next nearest public high school, 5.3 miles away: 760 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
- Compare Pasquotank County High with Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early CollegeStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools spends per student$13,931 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,931
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaPasquotank County High is the number 293 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#293 of 601
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher19.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.19.5:1
- 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 Pasquotank County High
How many students attend Pasquotank County High?
653 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 628 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Elizabeth City, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Pasquotank County High?
19.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Pasquotank County High a Title I school?
Pasquotank County High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What is the graduation rate at Pasquotank County High?
70-74% of the 161 students in Pasquotank County High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Pasquotank County High in?
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools, NCES district ID 3703540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370354002537 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.