Middle school (grades 6-8) · Greenville, NC

Wellcome Middle

Federal NCES profile for Wellcome Middle, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 370001201507
0/100100/10049/100
👥 S:T ratio
53
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
74
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Wellcome Middle earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of North Carolina schools.

#1 of 4
middle schools in Greenville · Resource Index
49
Resource Index · Higher
11.8:1
small classes for North Carolina
99.3%
free-lunch eligible

Wellcome Middle has class sizes smaller than 88% of North Carolina schools. Computed live against every North Carolina school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Wellcome Middle ranks #1 of 4 middle schools in Greenville, NC.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-14 students YoY

Wellcome Middle held near 399 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-14 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 33.3 → 26.3 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-14 students YoY 370001201507 · Greenville, NC Middle · SMALL · TRAD

391 enr · 11.8:1 · 99.3% lunch · RII 49

Nearest enrollment peer: D H Conley High (1,757 students)

Wellcome Middle held near 399 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-14 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 33.3 → 26.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · North Carolina schools → · Find another →

Wellcome Middle in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Wellcome Middle reports 391 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Wellcome Middle compares

Wellcome Middle held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs North Carolina and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs North Carolina North Carolina avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.8:1 ▼ 25% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 99.3% ▲ 50% 66.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 391 top 65% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.8:1
Leaner classes than 77% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
391
Bigger than 46% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
99.3%
free-lunch eligible - 50% above the North Carolina average of 66.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11.8:1
students per teacher - 25% below state mean
Top 12% in North Carolina - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
43.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$12,253
per pupil, district-wide - below North Carolina avg of $12,294
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 130 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
198
in-school suspensions + 152 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 50.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 89.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 45.5%
African American 43.5%
White 7.7%
Two or More 3.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 45.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 59.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 59.7, Wellcome Middle is more mixed than the North Carolina school average of 56.1.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Pitt County Schools reports $12,253 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Wellcome Middle Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
D H Conley High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
South Central Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Junius H Rose High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Hope Middle Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Chicod Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Wellcome Middle's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Pitt County Schools · 5 sibling schools

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Similar middle schools in Greenville

3 comparable middle schools (grades 6-8) serving the same city.

Nationwide middle schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Wellcome Middle

How many students attend Wellcome Middle?

Wellcome Middle has 391 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Greenville, NC. CCD year-over-year: 413 (2022-23) → 399 (2023-24), nearly flat (-14).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Wellcome Middle?

The student-teacher ratio at Wellcome Middle is 11.8:1, which is 25% lower than the North Carolina average of 15.8:1 and 25% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Wellcome Middle?

99.3% of students at Wellcome Middle are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Carolina average of 66.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Wellcome Middle?

The largest demographic group at Wellcome Middle is Hispanic or Latino at 45.5% of enrollment, in Greenville, NC. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 59.7/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Wellcome Middle?

Wellcome Middle has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Wellcome Middle rank among middle schools in Greenville?

By Resource Investment Index, Wellcome Middle ranks #1 of 4 middle schools in Greenville, NC. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all middle schools in Greenville on the city page.

What other schools are in Pitt County Schools?

Besides Wellcome Middle, Pitt County Schools also operates D H Conley High (1,757 students), South Central (1,738 students), and Junius H Rose High (1,568 students). See the Pitt County Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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