Perquimans County Middle

As a close-knit intermediate school in Winfall, North Carolina, Perquimans County Middle teaches 387 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Perquimans County Schools. That puts it 36% smaller than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 605 students.

Perquimans County Middle is one of 4 schools operated by Perquimans County Schools, a district that serves 1,786 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Perquimans County Middle shows that White students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 21% Black, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Perquimans County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Perquimans County Middle logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Perquimans County Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 55.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Perquimans County shows median household income runs about $67,917, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Perquimans County Middle is one of 4 public schools in Perquimans County (combined enrollment of about 1,786 students).

Perquimans Central is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Perquimans County Middle. On composite proficiency, Perquimans County Middle comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 46.8%.

Perquimans County Middle operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Perquimans County Middle has edged up 13%, going from 344 students in 2018 to 387 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 31% to 21% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Perquimans County Middle community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.