John A Holmes High

John A Holmes High is a secondary school of compact scale in Edenton, North Carolina, one of the schools within Edenton-Chowan Schools, works with 554 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 27% below the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 761 students.

Edenton-Chowan Schools comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,767 students; John A Holmes High is among them.

On the student-mix side, John A Holmes High shows that the largest single group is Black at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 38% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Chowan County as a whole is about 33% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, John A Holmes High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.7%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Chowan County indicate median household income runs about $53,864, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. In all, Chowan County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,767 students), of which John A Holmes High is one.

The closest other public school is White Oak Elementary, roughly 7.2 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John A Holmes High at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 49.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. John A Holmes High's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 597 (now 554). White enrollment moved from 45% to 38% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the John A Holmes High community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.