Pamlico County Primary

Pamlico County Primary is an elementary campus of intimate scale in Bayboro, North Carolina, overseen by Pamlico County Schools, works with 329 students in grades pre-K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 30% below the state mean of about 467.

Across the 4 schools in Pamlico County Schools (1,130 students total), Pamlico County Primary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Pamlico County Primary logs that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 20% Black, 15% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. By comparison, Pamlico County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Roughly 99% of students at Pamlico County Primary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pamlico County Primary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Pamlico County) shows that median household earnings sit near $59,717, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pamlico County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,628 students), Pamlico County Primary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Fred An Anderson Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Pamlico County Primary. On composite proficiency, Pamlico County Primary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 53.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pamlico County Primary has expanded 17%, going from 281 students in 2018 to 329 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.