Enrollment
265
High
DISTRICT 142 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHAMPTON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370342001412
Northampton County High School
152 Hurricane Drive, Gaston, NC 27832 · (252) 537-1910 · Northampton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of North Carolina public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
14.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
262 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 80 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 67 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 21% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
14.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
10.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-36.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Northampton County High School
Northampton County High School's state test result (11.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton County High School this school | 265 | 98.9% | 11.9% |
| Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic Littleton | 321 | 99.1% | 19.5% |
| Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academ Halifax | 204 | 98.5% | 25.5% |
| Hertford County High Ahoskie | 447 | 99.3% | 23.8% |
| Goldsboro High Goldsboro | 412 | 97.6% | 22.4% |
| A&T Four Middle College Greensboro | 162 | 98.1% | 45.6% |
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 Northampton County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #467 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #445 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #447 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #430 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #45 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.0% | #456 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #212 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #32 of 277 |
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
265
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 616
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 265 | 18.7 | 14.2:1 | 99% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 19 | 13.5:1 | 99% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 18.5 | 12.9:1 | 99% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 23 | 11.7:1 | 99% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 27.3 | 12.6:1 | 99% (340) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 99% (495) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 36 | 11.4:1 | 73% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 591 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 65% (383) |
| 1990-91 | 616 | 41 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northampton County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (343 to 265); teachers down 31% (27.3 to 18.7).
About Northampton County High School
Gaston, North Carolina, is home to Northampton County High School, a small high school. The school had 265 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in North Carolina is about 761, so this school runs 65% smaller than that.
The 6 schools of Northampton County Schools, including Northampton County High School, enroll 1,251 students.
Northampton County High School enrolls a student body that is 84% Black. The school is also 6% White, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 55% Black share among all Northampton County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Northampton County High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 29%.
Staffing totals 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. That ratio is under the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Northampton County High School is 99%. Across public schools in Northampton County, the average is about the same, 99%.
Northampton County High School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 0% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Northampton County High School ranks in the bottom 10% in North Carolina. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 11.9%, against a prediction of 48.6%.
Northampton County has these Census figures: median household income is about $50,086, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. The public schools of Northampton County number 6 and enroll about 2,246.
Nearby, Gaston STEM Leadership Academy is about 0.3 miles away. Northampton County High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 53.9% on proficiency, and Northampton County High School is below that at 11.9%.
For locale, NCES codes Northampton County High School as Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 265, starting from 269. The school's ratio rose from 11.7:1 to 14.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Northampton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,931
Census ACS
Median income
$50,086
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,246 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northampton County Schools
- Gaston STEM Leadership AcademyElementary · 284 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 283 students
- Conway MiddleMiddle · 259 students
- Northampton Early CollegeHigh · 148 students
- Northampton Virtual AcademyHigh · 12 students
Other schools in Gaston
- KIPP Gaston College PreparatoryCombined · 1,143 students
- Gaston STEM Leadership AcademyElementary · 284 students
Nearby schools
- Gaston STEM Leadership Academy0.3 mi · 284
- KIPP Gaston College Preparatory0.8 mi · 1,143
- Belmont Elementary School3.4 mi · 614
- Roanoke Rapids High School3.6 mi · 776
- Roanoke Rapids Early College High3.7 mi · 119
- Manning Elementary School4.2 mi · 630
Frequently asked questions
About Northampton County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northampton County High School?
Northampton County High School enrolls approximately 265 students in grades 09-12.
Is Northampton County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northampton County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Northampton County High School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Northampton County High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northampton County High School?
At Northampton County High School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 5% Hispanic, 84% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Northampton County High School public or private?
Northampton County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northampton County Schools.
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