H L Trigg Community
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Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 1 | 3% |
| Grade 9 | 11 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 5 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 9 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 9 | 26% |
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolWhere H L Trigg Community ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 35 | #584 of 598 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35 | 3 | 11.7:1 | 91% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 38 | 4.9 | 7.8:1 | 92% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 15 | 5 | 3.0:1 | 80% (12) |
| 2020-21 | 6 | 1 | 6.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 37 | 7.9 | 4.7:1 | 65% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 80 | 10 | 8.0:1 | 76% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 80 | 10 | 8.0:1 | 73% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 62 | 12 | 5.2:1 | 73% (45) |
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (37 to 35); teachers down 62% (7.9 to 3).
About H L Trigg Community
H L Trigg Community is a high school in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, reachable at (252) 335-1765. The grade span is 6 through 12, and enrollment is 35 students. Average enrollment for high schools in North Carolina is about 761, so this school runs 95% smaller than that.
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools runs 13 schools with a combined 5,014 students. H L Trigg Community is one of them.
H L Trigg Community is 57% Black by enrollment. Other students are 31% White, 6% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Pasquotank County residents are about 35% Black.
Dividing enrollment by its 3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.7:1. That is lower than the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Eligible students account for 91% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 91% average for public schools in Pasquotank County.
County data help place the school in context: in Pasquotank County, the median household income is $66,589, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pasquotank County is home to 14 public schools and about 5,774 public school students.
J C Sawyer Elementary is located about 0.2 miles from H L Trigg Community. The five-mile area around H L Trigg Community holds at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place H L Trigg Community in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 6 to 35. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. By 2024-25, the school had 11.7 students per teacher, compared with 6.0 in 2020-21.
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