North Duplin Elementary

North Duplin Elementary is one of the sprawling elementary schools in Mt. Olive, North Carolina, operated by Duplin County Schools, with 730 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so North Duplin Elementary sits 56% larger than that benchmark.

Within Duplin County Schools, which oversees 13 schools and 9,822 students, North Duplin Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North Duplin Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 39% White, 7% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, North Duplin Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.0%.

Around the school, Duplin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $55,148 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. North Duplin Elementary is one of 13 public schools in Duplin County (combined enrollment of about 9,822 students).

Nearest neighbor: North Duplin Jr Sr High, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around North Duplin Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Duplin Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 44.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 745 students in 2018 compared to 730 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 33% to 39% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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