Chowan Middle

Located at 2845 Virginia Road, in Tyner, North Carolina, Chowan Middle is a low-enrollment intermediate school that works with 357 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Edenton-Chowan Schools. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 41% leaner than typical.

Chowan Middle is one of 4 schools operated by Edenton-Chowan Schools, a district that caters to 1,767 students overall.

On demographics, Chowan Middle shows that 43% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 38% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Chowan Middle logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 99% of students at Chowan Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Chowan Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 44.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Chowan County indicate the typical household earns roughly $53,864 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Chowan County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,767 students), Chowan Middle is one campus in the mix.

D F Walker Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.7 miles from this campus. 2 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), Chowan Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 48.6%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chowan Middle has fell 20%, going from 446 students in 2018 to 357 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 38% across the same window.

On this page, the feed for Chowan Middle typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.