Northeast Elementary

Northeast Elementary operates as a tight-knit elementary school in Pinetown, North Carolina, one of the schools within Beaufort County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 355 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 24% leaner than typical.

Within Beaufort County Schools, which oversees 13 schools and 5,601 students, Northeast Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Northeast Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 26% Black, 19% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Northeast Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Northeast Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Northeast Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.4%.

In the surrounding community, Beaufort County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,357 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Northeast Elementary is one of 15 public schools in Beaufort County (combined enrollment of about 6,030 students).

The closest other public school is Northside High, roughly 1.2 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Northeast Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 55.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northeast Elementary has decreased 24%, going from 467 students in 2018 to 355 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 53% to 48% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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