Beddingfield High

Beddingfield High is a high school of medium-sized scale in Wilson, North Carolina, overseen by Wilson County Schools, instructing 653 students in grades 9 through 12.

Wilson County Schools comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 10,451 students; Beddingfield High is among them.

On demographics, Beddingfield High records that the most-represented group is Black (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 34% Hispanic, 17% White, 2% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Beddingfield High has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Beddingfield High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Wilson County shows the typical household earns roughly $56,423 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wilson County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,482 students), of which Beddingfield High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Speight Middle, around 2.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Beddingfield High ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 52.5%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Beddingfield High's enrollment has ticked down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 803 (now 653). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 22% to 34% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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