Enrollment
246
High
DISTRICT 646 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LENOIR COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370261002831
Lenoir County Early College High
231 Hwy 58 South, Kinston, NC 28502 · (252) 233-6870 · Lenoir County
GRADES 09–13HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of North Carolina public high schools
- ATest 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
29.8:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
243 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 64 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 58 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 47 | 19% |
Student demographics
70%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
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
93.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 31 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Lenoir County Early College High
Lenoir County Early College High's state test result (79.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenoir County Early College High this school | 246 | 98.8% | 79.2% |
| Granville Early College High Creedmoor | 207 | 98.6% | N/A |
| Innovation Early College High Greenville | 227 | 98.7% | 76.3% |
| Middle College HS @ DTCC Durham | 164 | 98.2% | N/A |
| Columbia High Columbia | 176 | 98.3% | 24.5% |
| Franklin County Early College Louisburg | 179 | 98.3% | 80.1% |
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 Lenoir County Early College High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #54 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #65 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.4% | #12 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #443 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 29.8:1 | #450 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #69 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #222 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.4% | #31 of 164 |
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
246
+48 (+24%) vs 2020
+49% since 2010-11, when it was 165
Student : Teacher
29.8:1
was 28.3:1
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 | 246 | 8.3 | 29.8:1 | 99% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 7.5 | 30.7:1 | 99% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 213 | 8.5 | 25.1:1 | 99% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 198 | 7 | 28.3:1 | 98% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 206 | 8.3 | 25.0:1 | 98% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 211 | 9 | 23.4:1 | 98% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 165 | 7 | 23.6:1 | 55% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lenoir County Early College High.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (206 to 246); teachers unchanged (8.3 to 8.3).
About Lenoir County Early College High
Lenoir County Early College High, located in Kinston, North Carolina, is a very small high school. It offers grades 9 through 13 and has 246 students enrolled. It has 68% fewer students than the average for high schools in North Carolina (about 761).
The district, Lenoir County Public Schools, has 8,331 students enrolled across 17 schools.
The largest group at Lenoir County Early College High is White students, at 41%. The school is also 28% Hispanic, 24% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That is lower than the 50% White share among all Lenoir County residents. The diversity index for Lenoir County Early College High is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Lenoir County Early College High reported 8.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 29.8:1. High schools in North Carolina average 19.6:1, 10.3 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 243 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 99% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Lenoir County is similar, at 99%.
On the allk12 Grade, Lenoir County Early College High lands at A, ahead of 91% of North Carolina public high schools.
Lenoir County Early College High outperforms its prediction by 30.5 points. The model expects 48.7% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in North Carolina; the school's rate is 79.2%.
In the surrounding county, Lenoir County, median household income comes to about $45,143, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. The county's public schools total 18, with about 8,480 students.
About 1.5 miles separate Lenoir County Early College High from the closest public school, Southeast Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 7. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lenoir County Early College High ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
Lenoir County Early College High is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 246, up from 198 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 28.3:1 to 29.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Lenoir County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,919
Census ACS
Median income
$45,143
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
8,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lenoir County Public Schools
- North Lenoir HighHigh · 957 students
- Contentnea-Savannah SchoolElementary · 789 students
- South Lenoir HighHigh · 721 students
- Kinston HighHigh · 659 students
- Woodington MiddleMiddle · 584 students
- La Grange ElementaryElementary · 547 students
Other schools in Kinston
- Contentnea-Savannah SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Kinston HighHigh · 659 students
- Woodington MiddleMiddle · 584 students
- Rochelle MiddleMiddle · 517 students
- Northwest ElementaryElementary · 504 students
- Northeast ElementaryElementary · 465 students
Nearby schools
- Southeast Elementary1.5 mi · 326
- Southwood Elementary1.9 mi · 218
- Rochelle Middle2.0 mi · 517
- Children's Village Academy2.2 mi · 149
- Northeast Elementary3.2 mi · 465
- Northwest Elementary3.4 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About Lenoir County Early College HighWhat is the total enrollment at Lenoir County Early College High?
Lenoir County Early College High enrolls approximately 246 students in grades 09-13.
What age range does Lenoir County Early College High serve?
Lenoir County Early College High serves students from grade 09 through grade 13.
How many students per teacher at Lenoir County Early College High?
Approximately 29.8:1 students per teacher at Lenoir County Early College High.
How diverse is Lenoir County Early College High?
Lenoir County Early College High reports a student body of 41% White, 28% Hispanic, 24% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lenoir County Early College High public or private?
Lenoir County Early College High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lenoir County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.