Enrollment
198
High
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERTFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370216003106
Hertford Co Early College
109 Community College Rd, Ahoskie, NC 27910 · (252) 332-7788 · Hertford County
GRADES 09–13HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of North Carolina public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
28.3:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
195 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 60 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 56 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 18% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
85.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Hertford Co Early College
Hertford Co Early College's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hertford Co Early College this school | 198 | 98.5% | 64.4% |
| Reid Ross Classical High Fayetteville | 227 | 98.7% | 56.5% |
| Bertie Early College High Windsor | 99 | 97.0% | 62.3% |
| Northampton Early College Weldon | 148 | 98.0% | 52.2% |
| Warren County High Warrenton | 362 | 99.2% | 22.4% |
| Warren Early College High Warrenton | 117 | 97.4% | 53.5% |
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 Hertford Co Early College ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #102 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #149 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.2% | #59 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #478 of 598 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #260 of 527 |
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
198
+14 (+8%) vs 2020
+50% since 2010-11, when it was 132
Student : Teacher
28.3:1
was 30.7:1
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 | 198 | 7 | 28.3:1 | 98% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 186 | 8 | 23.3:1 | 98% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 172 | 7.5 | 22.9:1 | 98% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 184 | 6 | 30.7:1 | 98% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 164 | 7 | 23.4:1 | 98% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 124 | 7 | 17.7:1 | 98% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 132 | 4 | 33.0:1 | 18% (24) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hertford Co Early College.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (164 to 198); teachers unchanged (7 to 7).
About Hertford Co Early College
Hertford Co Early College is a very small high school with an address in Ahoskie, North Carolina. Enrollment totals 198 students across grades 9 through 13. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 761.
A total of 7 schools make up Hertford County Schools, with 2,367 students enrolled.
Black students are 63% of those enrolled at Hertford Co Early College. The next largest groups are 21% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 28.3:1. The school has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina is 8.7 students per teacher. In all, 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Hertford County is similar, at 99%.
Among North Carolina public high schools, Hertford Co Early College outscored 81%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Hertford Co Early College's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 64.4% is 15.6 points above the 48.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Hertford County, where median household income comes to about $45,537, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hertford County counts 7 public schools with about 2,367 students.
Of the public schools around it, Hertford Co Early College is closest to Hertford County High, about 2.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Hertford Co Early College is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Hertford Co Early College is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 14 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 28.3 students per teacher, compared with 30.7 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Hertford Co Early College lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hertford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,908
Census ACS
Median income
$45,537
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,367 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hertford County Schools
- Bearfield PrimaryElementary · 543 students
- Hertford County MiddleMiddle · 489 students
- Hertford County HighHigh · 447 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 372 students
- Ahoskie ElementaryElementary · 218 students
- CS Brown High - STEM ProgramHigh · 100 students
Other schools in Ahoskie
- Bearfield PrimaryElementary · 543 students
- Hertford County HighHigh · 447 students
- Ahoskie ElementaryElementary · 218 students
Nearby schools
- Hertford County High2.4 mi · 447
- Bearfield Primary2.6 mi · 543
- Ahoskie Elementary2.7 mi · 218
- CS Brown High - STEM Program6.3 mi · 100
- Hertford County Middle8.1 mi · 489
- Riverview Elementary8.4 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Hertford Co Early CollegeWhat is the total enrollment at Hertford Co Early College?
Hertford Co Early College enrolls approximately 198 students in grades 09-13.
Is Hertford Co Early College an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hertford Co Early College is a high school covering grades 09-13.
How many teachers does Hertford Co Early College have?
Hertford Co Early College employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 28.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hertford Co Early College?
At Hertford Co Early College, the student body is approximately 21% White, 8% Hispanic, 63% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Hertford Co Early College?
Hertford Co Early College is overseen by Hertford County Schools in Hertford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.