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Enrollment
757
High
DISTRICT 1,002 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001201491
Ayden-Grifton High
7653 NC 11 South, Ayden, NC 28513 · (252) 746-4183 · Pitt County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of North Carolina public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
754 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 202 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 197 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 198 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 160 | 21% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
47.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
16.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ayden-Grifton High
Ayden-Grifton High's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayden-Grifton High this school | 757 | 99.6% | 31.0% |
| West Craven High Vanceboro | 751 | 99.6% | 29.8% |
| Whiteville High Whiteville | 639 | 99.5% | 39.7% |
| Pasquotank County High Elizabeth City | 653 | 99.5% | 29.4% |
| Bartlett Yancey High Yanceyville | 635 | 99.5% | 35.5% |
| Washington High Washington | 794 | 99.6% | 35.3% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ayden-Grifton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #391 of 468 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #412 of 464 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #318 of 448 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 757 | #263 of 598 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #104 of 473 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #156 of 474 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #96 of 527 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #84 of 164 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
757
+168 (+29%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 757 | 47.4 | 16.0:1 | 100% (754) |
| 2023-24 | 735 | 44.1 | 16.7:1 | 99% (730) |
| 2022-23 | 659 | 44.9 | 14.7:1 | 99% (655) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 99% (586) |
| 2017-18 | 699 | 43.1 | 16.2:1 | 53% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 718 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 57% (407) |
| 2010-11 | 668 | 45 | 14.8:1 | 54% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 575 | 48 | 12.0:1 | 31% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 589 | 42 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ayden-Grifton High.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (699 to 757); teachers up 10% (43.1 to 47.4).
About Ayden-Grifton High
Ayden-Grifton High is a mid-sized high school with its address in Ayden, North Carolina. It has an enrollment of 757 students in grades 9 through 12.
Pitt County Schools has 24,470 students in 40 schools, and Ayden-Grifton High is one of those schools.
About 40% of students at Ayden-Grifton High are Black, the largest single group. It is also 40% White, 15% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
Ayden-Grifton High has 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 19.6:1. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Ayden-Grifton High lands at C-, ahead of 18% of North Carolina public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Ayden-Grifton High lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.0%; the prediction is 48.4%.
In the wider Pitt County area, median household income comes to about $58,188, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Pitt County's 43 public schools enroll about 25,202 students and include Ayden-Grifton High.
Among nearby public schools, Ayden Middle is closest at about 2.8 miles. Ayden-Grifton High is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. The school's 31.0% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 757, up from 589 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 13.7:1 to 16.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Pitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
177,193
Census ACS
Median income
$58,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
25,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pitt County Schools
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- South CentralHigh · 1,738 students
- Junius H Rose HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- North Pitt HighHigh · 854 students
Other schools in Ayden
- Ayden ElementaryElementary · 656 students
- Ayden MiddleMiddle · 365 students
Nearby schools
- Ayden Middle2.8 mi · 365
- Ayden Elementary3.1 mi · 656
- Grifton4.0 mi · 395
- A G Cox Middle6.7 mi · 778
- Creekside Elementary7.4 mi · 622
- W H Robinson Elementary7.4 mi · 692
Frequently asked questions
About Ayden-Grifton HighWhat is the total enrollment at Ayden-Grifton High?
Ayden-Grifton High enrolls approximately 757 students in grades 09-12.
Is Ayden-Grifton High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ayden-Grifton High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Ayden-Grifton High?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Ayden-Grifton High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ayden-Grifton High?
At Ayden-Grifton High, the student body is approximately 40% White, 15% Hispanic, 40% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Ayden-Grifton High?
Ayden-Grifton High is overseen by Pitt County Schools in Pitt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.