Sallie B Howard School

Sallie B Howard School is one of the expansive all-grades campuss in Wilson, North Carolina, overseen by Sallie B Howard School, with 1,228 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 731 students per school, that is 68% above typical.

Sallie B Howard School sits inside Sallie B Howard School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Sallie B Howard School lists that the most-represented group is Black (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 40% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Sallie B Howard School has 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Wilson County put median household income runs about $56,423, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Sallie B Howard School is one of 29 public schools in Wilson County (combined enrollment of about 12,482 students).

The closest other public school is Wilson Early College Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-based site. Sallie B Howard School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 22%: 1,008 students in 2018 compared to 1,228 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 58% to 52% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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