Total enrollment
1,130
-70 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Pamlico County Schools
North Carolina · 1,130 students · 1 city
4 public K-12 schools operate under Pamlico County Schools in North Carolina, teaching roughly 1,130 students (2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Pamlico County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Pamlico County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #32 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,130 | #112 of 116 | #6,489 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #109 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #7 of 116 | #3,515 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 98.9% | #33 of 114 | #330 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #58 of 111 | #1,534 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 Pamlico County Schools
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Pamlico County Primary at 58.5% proficient to Pamlico County High at 53.1%, a gap of 5.3 points. That is the 104th widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,279 to 1,130 students (down 12%) and from 101 to 85 full-time teachers (down 16%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamlico County High | Bayboro | High | 09-12 | 423 |
| Pamlico County Primary | Bayboro | Elementary | PK-03 | 329 |
| Pamlico County Middle | Bayboro | Middle | 06-08 | 242 |
| Fred A Anderson Elementary | Bayboro | Elementary | 04-05 | 136 |
About Pamlico County Schools
Pamlico County Schools is a rural-scale public-school district in North Carolina. The district maintains 4 schools and serves approximately 1,130 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Pamlico County Schools covers 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 283 in this district, meaningfully below the North Carolina typical of 571.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 6%: 1,200 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,130 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Pamlico County Schools discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.