Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College

Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College operates as a very small four-year high school in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, run under Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 115 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 85% leaner than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 761 students.

Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 5,014 students. Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College reports that the most-represented group is White (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% Black, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. Compared to Pasquotank County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 28.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 49.1%; Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College posts 86.2%, +37.0 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Pasquotank County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $66,589 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Pasquotank County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,774 students), Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sheep-Harney Elementary, roughly 1.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 56.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College's enrollment has increased 135% since 2018, when it stood at 49 (now 115). Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 37% to 55%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 28.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.