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Enrollment
556
High
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERQUIMANS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370360001475
Perquimans County High
305 Edenton Road St, Hertford, NC 27944 · (252) 426-5778 · Perquimans County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of North Carolina public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
16.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
553 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 134 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 143 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 146 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 133 | 24% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Perquimans County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
53.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
22.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 Perquimans County High
Perquimans County High's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perquimans County High this school | 556 | 99.5% | 39.6% |
| South Columbus High Tabor City | 669 | 99.4% | 39.0% |
| R-S Central High School Rutherfordton | 763 | 98.2% | 38.1% |
| East Rutherford High School Bostic | 623 | 98.4% | 46.8% |
| Pamlico County High Bayboro | 423 | 99.3% | 53.1% |
| North Stanly High New London | 568 | 98.2% | 36.7% |
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 Perquimans County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #307 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #352 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #264 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #327 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #118 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #359 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #134 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.1% | #32 of 164 |
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
556
+94 (+20%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 556 | 34.2 | 16.3:1 | 99% (553) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 33.9 | 15.8:1 | 99% (531) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 31.1 | 16.6:1 | 59% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 41% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 32.6 | 14.3:1 | 55% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 55% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 51% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 41 | 13.5:1 | 47% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 479 | 40 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perquimans County High.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (467 to 556); teachers up 5% (32.6 to 34.2).
About Perquimans County High
Perquimans County High, located in Hertford, North Carolina, is a small high school. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 556 students. High schools in North Carolina have about 761 students on average; enrollment here is 27% lower.
The Perquimans County Schools system has 4 schools and 1,786 students.
More than half of enrollment at Perquimans County High is White: 66%. Next come 24% Black, 5% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The diversity index for Perquimans County High is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.3:1. High schools in North Carolina average 19.6:1, 3.3 more students per teacher than here. Perquimans County High has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 99%. The figure for public schools in Perquimans County is close, at 99%.
Perquimans County High holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of North Carolina public high schools.
In North Carolina, Perquimans County High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 39.6% actual against a predicted 48.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Perquimans County show that median household income comes to about $67,917, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 4, with about 1,786 students.
Perquimans County High is about 0.4 miles from Hertford Grammar, its nearest public school. Perquimans County High has 3 other public schools within five miles. Perquimans County High's average proficiency of 39.6% compares with 50.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Perquimans County High in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count increased 20% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.9 to 16.3 over 4 years.
Perquimans County High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Perquimans County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,244
Census ACS
Median income
$67,917
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Perquimans County Schools
- Perquimans CentralElementary · 423 students
- Hertford GrammarElementary · 420 students
- Perquimans County MiddleMiddle · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Hertford Grammar0.4 mi · 420
- Perquimans Central2.2 mi · 423
- Perquimans County Middle2.6 mi · 387
- D F Walker Elementary10.0 mi · 368
- White Oak Elementary10.1 mi · 488
- Chowan Middle10.7 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Perquimans County HighHow large is Perquimans County High?
Perquimans County High enrolls approximately 556 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Perquimans County High serve?
Perquimans County High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Perquimans County High?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Perquimans County High.
How diverse is Perquimans County High?
Perquimans County High reports a student body of 66% White, 5% Hispanic, 24% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Perquimans County High?
Perquimans County High is overseen by Perquimans County Schools in Perquimans County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.