Chocowinity Primary

Chocowinity Primary is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in Chocowinity, North Carolina, part of Beaufort County Schools, instructing 484 students in grades pre-K through 4.

Beaufort County Schools runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 5,601 students. Chocowinity Primary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Chocowinity Primary shows that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 24% Black, 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 99% of students at Chocowinity Primary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Chocowinity Primary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.7%; this one delivers 86.4%, a residual of +37.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Beaufort County indicate the typical household earns roughly $58,357 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Beaufort County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,030 students), of which Chocowinity Primary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Chocowinity Middle, around 0.9 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chocowinity Primary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 55.5%.

Chocowinity Primary operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 529 students in 2018 compared to 484 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.