J W Turlington School

J W Turlington School is a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus in Raeford, North Carolina, part of Hoke County Schools. The school educates 26 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 761 students per school, that is 97% leaner than typical.

J W Turlington School is one of 14 schools operated by Hoke County Schools, a district that works with 8,732 students overall.

On the student-mix side, J W Turlington School reports that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 8% White, 8% Native American. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 4.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting J W Turlington School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Hoke County's rate of about 99%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Hoke County indicate median household income runs about $64,912, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hoke County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,732 students), J W Turlington School is one campus in the mix.

J W McLauchlin Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around J W Turlington School.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 32%: 38 students in 2018 compared to 26 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 61% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 6.3:1 in 2018 to 4.3:1 today.

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