Total enrollment
5,601
-460 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in Beaufort County Schools
North Carolina · 5,601 students · 5 cities
Beaufort County Schools's public schools total 14 across the district, with enrollment of about 5,601 and an average school size near 400.
4-year change in Beaufort County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
-1 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Beaufort County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #46 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,601 | #58 of 116 | #1,712 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #56 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #81 of 116 | #6,839 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 99.2% | #14 of 114 | #256 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #29 of 111 | #630 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Beaufort County Schools
State test results across the district's 12 scored schools run from Beaufort Co Early College High at 87.8% proficient to Southside High at 34.0%, a gap of 53.8 points. That is the 30th widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 6,711 to 5,601 students (down 17%) and from 464 to 338 full-time teachers (down 27%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington High | Washington | High | 09-12 | 794 |
| P S Jones Middle | Washington | Middle | 06-08 | 659 |
| Bath Elementary | Bath | Elementary | KG-08 | 511 |
| Chocowinity Primary | Chocowinity | Elementary | PK-04 | 484 |
| Eastern Elementary | Washington | Elementary | PK-01 | 484 |
| Southside High | Chocowinity | High | 09-12 | 410 |
| John C Tayloe Elementary | Washington | Elementary | 02-03 | 382 |
| Northside High | Pinetown | High | 09-12 | 380 |
| John Small Elementary | Washington | Elementary | 04-05 | 379 |
| Chocowinity Middle | Chocowinity | Middle | 05-08 | 366 |
| Northeast Elementary | Pinetown | Elementary | PK-08 | 355 |
| Beaufort Co Early College High | Washington | High | 09-13 | 280 |
| S W Snowden Elementary | Aurora | Elementary | PK-08 | 117 |
| B C Ed Tech Center | Chocowinity | Combined | M-M | · |
About Beaufort County Schools
Beaufort County Schools is a small North Carolina school district running 14 schools with combined enrollment near 5,601.
In terms of grade levels, Beaufort County Schools is built around 7 elementary, 2 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Beaufort County Schools is about 400, lower than the North Carolina average of roughly 571.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 8%: 6,061 students in SY 2020-21 versus 5,601 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Beaufort County Schools closed 1 school, going from 14 to 13.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Beaufort County Schools discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.