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What tradition at Farmville Central High should never be changed?
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Enrollment
778
High
DISTRICT 1,002 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001201497
Farmville Central High
3308 E Wilson Street, Farmville, NC 27828 · (252) 753-5138 · Pitt County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL778 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of North Carolina public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
17.4:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
775 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 254 | 33% |
| Grade 10 | 187 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 172 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 165 | 21% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
51.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
30.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 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 Farmville Central High
Farmville Central High's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmville Central High this school | 778 | 99.6% | 40.1% |
| Martin County High Williamston | 752 | 99.6% | 36.8% |
| Anson High School Wadesboro | 705 | 99.6% | 35.1% |
| SouthWest Edgecombe High Pinetops | 798 | 99.5% | 19.2% |
| Northeastern High Elizabeth City | 658 | 99.5% | 38.9% |
| Shelby High Shelby | 792 | 99.6% | 29.7% |
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 Farmville Central High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #298 of 468 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #282 of 464 | #5 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #271 of 448 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 778 | #253 of 598 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #170 of 473 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #259 of 474 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #91 of 527 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #127 of 164 | #5 of 6 |
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
778
-18 (-2%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 748
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 778 | 44.7 | 17.4:1 | 100% (775) |
| 2023-24 | 782 | 46.4 | 16.8:1 | 99% (775) |
| 2022-23 | 789 | 46 | 17.2:1 | 99% (784) |
| 2020-21 | 796 | 46 | 17.3:1 | 99% (792) |
| 2017-18 | 751 | 43.8 | 17.2:1 | 99% (742) |
| 2015-16 | 761 | 49 | 15.5:1 | 61% (466) |
| 2010-11 | 821 | 57 | 14.4:1 | 51% (416) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 49 | 13.8:1 | 28% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 748 | 45 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farmville Central High.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (751 to 778); teachers up 2% (43.8 to 44.7).
About Farmville Central High
Among the schools in Farmville, North Carolina, is Farmville Central High, a medium-sized high school. Its 778 students are spread across grades 9 through 12.
Farmville Central High is one of 40 schools in Pitt County Schools, which enrolls 24,470 students in total.
Black students are the majority at Farmville Central High, with 57% of enrollment. It is also 25% White, 11% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Pitt County's residents are about 35% Black, 22 points below the school's share. Farmville Central High's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.4:1. That is lower than the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Eligible students account for 100% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Farmville Central High receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Farmville Central High is -8.3 points: 40.1% actual, 48.4% predicted.
Across Pitt County, the median household income is $58,188, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pitt County is home to 43 public schools and about 25,202 public school students.
Farmville Middle is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Farmville Central High. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Farmville Central High is 7th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Fringe, means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 796 students in 2020-21 and 778 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Pitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
177,193
Census ACS
Median income
$58,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
25,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pitt County Schools
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- South CentralHigh · 1,738 students
- Junius H Rose HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- North Pitt HighHigh · 854 students
Other schools in Farmville
- Farmville MiddleMiddle · 552 students
- H B Sugg ElementaryElementary · 421 students
- Sam D Bundy ElementaryElementary · 345 students
Nearby schools
- Farmville Middle0.2 mi · 552
- H B Sugg Elementary0.4 mi · 421
- Sam D Bundy Elementary0.5 mi · 345
- Falkland Elementary6.9 mi · 271
- Ridgewood Elementary8.2 mi · 700
- Lakeforest Elementary8.3 mi · 821
Frequently asked questions
About Farmville Central HighWhat is the total enrollment at Farmville Central High?
Farmville Central High enrolls approximately 778 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Farmville Central High serve?
Farmville Central High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Farmville Central High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Farmville Central High is approximately 17.4:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Farmville Central High?
Farmville Central High reports a student body of 25% White, 11% Hispanic, 57% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Farmville Central High?
Farmville Central High is overseen by Pitt County Schools in Pitt County.
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