Total enrollment
8,331
+18 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
17 schools in Lenoir County Public Schools
North Carolina · 8,331 students · 4 cities
In North Carolina's Lenoir County Public Schools, public K-12 schools total 17 and serve approximately 8,331 students (an average of 490 per school).
4-year change in Lenoir County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
17
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lenoir County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #78 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,331 | #43 of 116 | #1,130 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 17 | #46 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #49 of 116 | #5,982 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 99.1% | #26 of 114 | #292 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #40 of 111 | #853 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 Lenoir County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 16 scored schools run from Lenoir County Early College High at 79.2% proficient to Kinston High at 21.5%, a gap of 57.7 points. That is the 23rd widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 17 district schools that reported both years went from 8,753 to 8,331 students (down 5%) and from 553 to 537 full-time teachers (down 3%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Lenoir High | La Grange | High | 09-12 | 957 |
| Contentnea-Savannah School | Kinston | Elementary | PK-08 | 789 |
| South Lenoir High | Deep Run | High | 09-12 | 721 |
| Kinston High | Kinston | High | 09-12 | 659 |
| Woodington Middle | Kinston | Middle | 06-08 | 584 |
| La Grange Elementary | La Grange | Elementary | PK-05 | 547 |
| Rochelle Middle | Kinston | Middle | 06-08 | 517 |
| Northwest Elementary | Kinston | Elementary | KG-05 | 504 |
| E B Frink Middle | La Grange | Middle | 06-08 | 488 |
| Northeast Elementary | Kinston | Elementary | PK-05 | 465 |
| Pink Hill Elementary | Pink Hill | Elementary | PK-05 | 437 |
| Banks Elementary | Kinston | Elementary | PK-05 | 436 |
| Moss Hill Elementary | Kinston | Elementary | KG-05 | 371 |
| Southeast Elementary | Kinston | Elementary | PK-05 | 326 |
| Lenoir County Early College High | Kinston | High | 09-13 | 246 |
| Southwood Elementary | Kinston | Elementary | PK-05 | 218 |
| Lenoir County Learning Academy | Kinston | Combined | PK-12 | 66 |
About Lenoir County Public Schools
As a sparse district in North Carolina, Lenoir County Public Schools hosts 8,331 students across 17 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Lenoir County Public Schools is made up of 9 elementary, 3 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Lenoir County Public Schools runs about 490 students per school, 14% lower than the state mean of roughly 571.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Lenoir County Public Schools has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 8,313 students to 8,331.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Lenoir County Public Schools discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.