Total enrollment
24,470
+1,158 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
40 schools in Pitt County Schools
North Carolina · 24,470 students · 8 cities
Pitt County Schools runs the local public-school system inside North Carolina: 40 K-12 schools serving roughly 24,470 students, with 23 elementary, 7 middle, and 8 high.
4-year change in Pitt County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
40
+2 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Pitt County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #48 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 24,470 | #13 of 116 | #294 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 40 | #13 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #54 of 116 | #6,097 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 94.5% | #74 of 114 | #558 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #39 of 111 | #839 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 Pitt County Schools
State test results across the district's 34 scored schools run from Chicod at 77.7% proficient to Ayden-Grifton High at 31.0%, a gap of 46.7 points. That is the 44th widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 37 district schools that reported both years went from 23,981 to 23,905 students (unchanged) and from 1,567 to 1,522 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.
About Pitt County Schools
Pitt County Schools is a medium-population public-school district in North Carolina. The district runs 40 schools and teaches approximately 24,470 students.
For a sense of the school types, Pitt County Schools covers 23 elementary, 7 middle, 8 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 5%: 23,312 students in SY 2020-21 versus 24,470 in SY 2024-25. Pitt County Schools now counts 40 public schools, up from 38 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Pitt County Schools discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.