School district · North Carolina

Edgecombe County Public Schools

Edgecombe County Public Schools in North Carolina: 19 public schools with 6,310 students and 15.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,146 per student in FY2024.

Schools
19
Students
6,310
Students per teacher
15.7
NC 15.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,146
NC $13K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
402
Counselors (FTE)
20.6
Students per counselor
307
NC 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
6.0
Librarians (FTE): —

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on North Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

North Carolina: 53%

31%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 94% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 49% · 115 school districts compared

2,794 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

Math

North Carolina: 57%

35%proficient

−0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 93% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 54% · 115 school districts compared

2,794 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.5K15
$9.2K16
$9.8K17
$10.2K18
$10.7K19
$11.1K20
$11.9K21
$13.2K22
$13.7K23
$15.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
27% · $20.9M
State
54% · $41.7M
Local
19% · $14.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,417
Support services
$5,893
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.3M
Long-term debt
$2.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 9Middle schools: 5High schools: 5
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–522510.515%20%
Pre-K–523617.528%34%
3–520619.015%12%
Pre-K–225512.8——
Pre-K–553514.632%42%
Pre-K–555015.044%67%
K–854813.739%42%
Pre-K–520515.331%39%
Pre-K–538915.829%37%
6–833619.222%15%
6–811812.437%29%
6–827114.145%48%
6–828914.332%30%
6–824915.528%33%
9–117519.9——
9–1317122.0——
9–1235817.0——
9–1279822.0——
9–1249619.2——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
2311 North Main Street, Tarboro, NC 27886
Phone
(252)641-2600
Website