Enrollment
199
High
DISTRICT 634 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUPLIN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370120003154
Duplin Early College High
212 James Sprunt Dr, Kenansville, NC 28349 · (910) 296-1136 · Duplin County
GRADES 09–13HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of North Carolina public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
196 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 51 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 50 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 43 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 19% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
76.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
75.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Duplin Early College High
Duplin Early College High's state test result (68.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duplin Early College High this school | 199 | 98.5% | 68.7% |
| Greene Early College High Snow Hill | 166 | 98.2% | 65.2% |
| Wayne Early / Middle College High Goldsboro | 239 | 98.7% | 88.8% |
| Lee Early College Sanford | 272 | 98.9% | 82.5% |
| Johnston County Schools Career Technical Smithfield | 241 | 98.8% | N/A |
| Hobbton High Newton Grove | 467 | 99.4% | 36.9% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Duplin Early College High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #93 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #47 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #87 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 199 | #476 of 598 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #257 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #257 of 277 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
199
+6 (+3%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 160
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 27.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 199 | 8.2 | 24.3:1 | 98% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 9.2 | 22.1:1 | 99% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 9.5 | 21.7:1 | 99% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 193 | 7 | 27.6:1 | 98% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 203 | 7.8 | 26.1:1 | 99% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 182 | 8 | 22.8:1 | 71% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 160 | 7 | 22.9:1 | 59% (95) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Duplin Early College High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (203 to 199); teachers up 6% (7.8 to 8.2).
About Duplin Early College High
Duplin Early College High is a very small high school in Kenansville, North Carolina, one of the schools in Duplin County Schools. It had 199 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 13. That compares with an average of about 761 students for high schools in North Carolina.
District-wide, Duplin County Schools has 13 schools and 9,822 students.
No group is above 50% at Duplin Early College High; the largest is Hispanic, at 49%. After that, the student body is 26% White, 22% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Duplin County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. The diversity index for Duplin Early College High is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Duplin Early College High is 24.3:1, based on 8.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in North Carolina average 19.6:1. Lunch program data show 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Duplin County is similar, at 100%.
Among North Carolina public high schools, Duplin Early College High outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations places Duplin Early College High in the top 10% of North Carolina schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 19.9 points above it (68.7% actual, 48.8% predicted).
Looking at the county, Duplin County, median household income comes to about $55,148, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county has 13 public schools and about 9,822 students.
Duplin Early College High's closest public school neighbor is Kenansville Elementary, about 1.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Duplin Early College High holds 2 other public schools. Local comparison: Duplin Early College High ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 68.7% versus a 34.4% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
From 193 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 199 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 27.6:1 to 24.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Duplin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,335
Census ACS
Median income
$55,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
9,822 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Duplin County Schools
- Wallace ElementaryElementary · 1,120 students
- Rose Hill-Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 1,118 students
- Beulaville ElementaryElementary · 877 students
- B F Grady ElementaryElementary · 865 students
- East Duplin HighHigh · 864 students
- Warsaw ElementaryElementary · 808 students
Nearby schools
- Kenansville Elementary1.3 mi · 599
- James Kenan High4.5 mi · 758
- Warsaw Elementary6.5 mi · 808
- Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary7.1 mi · 1,118
- East Duplin High11.0 mi · 864
- B F Grady Elementary11.4 mi · 865
Frequently asked questions
About Duplin Early College HighHow large is Duplin Early College High?
Duplin Early College High enrolls approximately 199 students in grades 09-13.
What grades does Duplin Early College High serve?
Duplin Early College High serves grades 09-13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Duplin Early College High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Duplin Early College High is approximately 24.3:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Duplin Early College High?
Student demographics at Duplin Early College High are roughly 26% White, 49% Hispanic, 22% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Duplin Early College High?
Duplin Early College High is overseen by Duplin County Schools in Duplin County.
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