Total enrollment
5,181
-168 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in Kinston
North Carolina · Public K-12
Kinston, North Carolina has 13 public K-12 schools in service today, teaching roughly 5,330 students (an average of 410 per school).
4-year change in Kinston
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
-1 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
19,505
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
5,330
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
13
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 436 |
| Children's Village Academy | Elementary | KG-08 | 149 |
| Contentnea-Savannah School | Elementary | PK-08 | 789 |
| Kinston High | High | 09-12 | 659 |
| Lenoir County Early College High | High | 09-13 | 246 |
| Lenoir County Learning Academy | Combined | PK-12 | 66 |
| Moss Hill Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 371 |
| Northeast Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 465 |
| Northwest Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 504 |
| Rochelle Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 517 |
| Southeast Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 326 |
| Southwood Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 218 |
| Woodington Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 584 |
About Kinston
Kinston, North Carolina is home to 13 public schools, with combined enrollment of approximately 5,330 students. By school count, it is an average-sized city.
Looking at the level breakdown, the city covers 8 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, and 1 other.
Schools in Kinston average about 410 students each, 28% noticeably below the North Carolina norm.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 3%: 5,349 students in SY 2020-21 versus 5,181 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 13 to 12 across the same 4-year window.
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