East Duplin High

East Duplin High is a middle-of-the-pack senior high in Beulaville, North Carolina, operated by Duplin County Schools. The school caters to 864 students in grades 9 through 12.

Duplin County Schools runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 9,822 students. East Duplin High is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, East Duplin High records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 45%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 41% White, 10% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting East Duplin High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, East Duplin High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Duplin County shows median household earnings sit near $55,148, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Duplin County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,822 students), East Duplin High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Beulaville Elementary, around 1.9 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East Duplin High at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.4%.

East Duplin High operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. East Duplin High's enrollment has decreased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 1,010 (now 864). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 35% to 45%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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