ECU Community School

ECU Community School is one of the one-room-style K-5 schools in Greenville, North Carolina, part of East Carolina Community School, with 108 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. That puts it 77% leaner than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

East Carolina Community School is the operating authority for ECU Community School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, ECU Community School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (96%). The wider county runs roughly 35% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Roughly 97% of students at ECU Community School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Pitt County indicate the typical household earns roughly $58,188 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Pitt County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,202 students), ECU Community School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: South Greenville Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ECU Community School.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ECU Community School has climbed 50%, going from 72 students in 2018 to 108 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.