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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the North Pitt High administration to hear?
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Enrollment
854
High
DISTRICT 1,002 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001201502
North Pitt High
5659 NC 11 North, Bethel, NC 27812 · (252) 825-0054 · Pitt County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL854 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of North Carolina public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
16.1:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
851 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 240 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 252 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 190 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 172 | 20% |
Student demographics
63%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
39.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
30.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 North Pitt High
North Pitt High's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pitt High this school | 854 | 99.6% | 35.0% |
| Statesville High Statesville | 991 | 99.7% | 24.8% |
| Beddingfield High Wilson | 653 | 99.5% | 35.6% |
| Salisbury High Salisbury | 930 | 99.7% | 26.4% |
| Hunter Huss High Gastonia | 1,165 | 99.7% | 24.5% |
| Carver High Winston Salem | 728 | 99.6% | 15.5% |
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 North Pitt High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #356 of 468 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #272 of 464 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #375 of 448 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 854 | #227 of 598 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #115 of 473 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #211 of 474 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #76 of 527 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #203 of 277 | N/A |
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
854
+114 (+15%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 759
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 854 | 52.9 | 16.1:1 | 100% (851) |
| 2023-24 | 867 | 53.2 | 16.3:1 | 98% (853) |
| 2022-23 | 814 | 52.9 | 15.4:1 | 100% (811) |
| 2020-21 | 740 | 52 | 14.2:1 | 100% (737) |
| 2017-18 | 897 | 57.3 | 15.7:1 | 97% (874) |
| 2015-16 | 922 | 54 | 17.1:1 | 99% (909) |
| 2010-11 | 999 | 67 | 14.9:1 | 62% (619) |
| 2000-01 | 812 | 54 | 15.0:1 | 44% (355) |
| 1990-91 | 759 | 42 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Pitt High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (897 to 854); teachers down 8% (57.3 to 52.9).
About North Pitt High
North Pitt High is a mid-sized high school with its address in Bethel, North Carolina. Enrollment stands at 854 students, covering grades 9 through 12.
A total of 40 schools make up Pitt County Schools, with 24,470 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show North Pitt High is 50% Black. Other groups make up 32% Hispanic, 12% White, and 6% multiracial. Pitt County as a whole is about 35% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at North Pitt High are from different groups.
North Pitt High lists 52.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.1 students per teacher. The gap from the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina is 3.4 students per teacher. About 100% of students at North Pitt High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among North Carolina public high schools, North Pitt High outscored 27%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, North Pitt High is 13.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 35.0%. Predicted: 48.4%.
The school's county is Pitt County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $58,188, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pitt County's 43 public schools enroll about 25,202 students and include North Pitt High.
North Pitt High is about 4.1 miles from Bethel Elementary, its nearest public school. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, North Pitt High ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
A 15% rise took enrollment from 740 in 2020-21 to 854 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.1:1.
On allk12, people connected to North Pitt High can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
177,193
Census ACS
Median income
$58,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
25,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pitt County Schools
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- South CentralHigh · 1,738 students
- Junius H Rose HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- Eastern ElementaryElementary · 833 students
Nearby schools
- Bethel Elementary4.1 mi · 232
- Wellcome Middle5.5 mi · 391
- Stokes5.7 mi · 218
- Belvoir Elementary6.3 mi · 405
- Northwest Elementary6.5 mi · 361
- Falkland Elementary8.8 mi · 271
Frequently asked questions
About North Pitt HighHow large is North Pitt High?
North Pitt High enrolls approximately 854 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does North Pitt High serve?
North Pitt High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at North Pitt High?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at North Pitt High.
How diverse is North Pitt High?
North Pitt High reports a student body of 12% White, 32% Hispanic, 50% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is North Pitt High public or private?
North Pitt High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pitt County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.