School district · North Carolina

Wilson County Schools

Wilson County Schools in North Carolina: 25 public schools with 10,451 students and 16.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,289 per student in FY2024.

Schools
25
Students
10,451
Students per teacher
16.2
NC 15.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,289
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)
646
Counselors (FTE)
35.0
Students per counselor
299
NC 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
4.0
Librarians (FTE): —

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
$8.2K15
$8.3K16
$8.6K17
$9.2K18
$9.6K19
$9.5K20
$10.6K21
$12.1K22
$12.4K23
$14.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
28% · $44.2M
State
52% · $81.3M
Local
20% · $32.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,983
Support services
$5,647
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.9M
Long-term debt
$21.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 13Middle schools: 5High schools: 6Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
K–527411.9
K–533915.1
K–528015.5
Pre-K–560116.9
K–517317.3
Pre-K–543118.1
Pre-K–542315.9
K–546015.6
K–547616.7
K–518415.1
K–535915.4
K–545815.8
Pre-K–538316.8
6–837813.6
6–839915.5
6–865418.3
6–828116.5
6–844818.0
9–1265313.6
9–121,02818.8
9–121,11518.0
9–1328019.3
6–1244146.7
9–1326820.5
2–12626.9

Sources

Address
117 N E Tarboro St, Wilson, NC 27893
Phone
(252)399-7700
Website