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Enrollment
1,738
High
DISTRICT 1,002 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001202616
South Central
570 W Forlines Road, Winterville, NC 28590 · (252) 321-3232 · Pitt County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,738 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of North Carolina public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
18.4:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,735 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 492 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 413 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 448 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 385 | 22% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
50.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
36.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 South Central
South Central's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Central this school | 1,738 | 99.8% | 43.8% |
| Scotland High School Laurinburg | 1,294 | 99.8% | 29.2% |
| Seventy-First High Fayetteville | 1,332 | 98.2% | 34.3% |
| Northern Nash High Rocky Mount | 1,035 | 99.7% | 44.2% |
| Mallard Creek High School Charlotte | 2,068 | 99.9% | 42.3% |
| Westover High Fayetteville | 1,234 | 99.8% | 34.9% |
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 South Central ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #269 of 468 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #223 of 464 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #286 of 448 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,738 | #67 of 598 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #229 of 473 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #336 of 474 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #13 of 527 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #97 of 164 | #3 of 6 |
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
1,738
+121 (+7%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 1,567
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 1,738 | 94.4 | 18.4:1 | 100% (1,735) |
| 2023-24 | 1,661 | 94.8 | 17.5:1 | 100% (1,658) |
| 2022-23 | 1,675 | 91.9 | 18.2:1 | 55% (923) |
| 2020-21 | 1,617 | 88 | 18.4:1 | 38% (609) |
| 2017-18 | 1,633 | 92.1 | 17.7:1 | 45% (727) |
| 2015-16 | 1,675 | 88 | 19.0:1 | 48% (802) |
| 2010-11 | 1,567 | 94 | 16.7:1 | 44% (683) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Central.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,633 to 1,738); teachers up 2% (92.1 to 94.4).
About South Central
Students in Winterville, North Carolina, attend South Central, a high-enrollment high school. The school serves 1,738 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in North Carolina average about 761 students.
Pitt County Schools enrolls 24,470 students, and its 40 schools include South Central.
Black students are the majority at South Central, with 65% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 20% White, 7% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The school's Black share is 30 points above the 35% share among Pitt County residents. South Central's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 94.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.4:1. This ratio sits 1.1 below the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
South Central is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, South Central would be expected to post about 48.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.8%.
Federal survey data for Pitt County show that the median household income is $58,188, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 43 public schools in Pitt County, enrolling about 25,202 students in all.
Nearest public school: Creekside Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. South Central's average proficiency of 43.8% compares with 62.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,738, a 7% gain from 1,617 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at South Central, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Pitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
177,193
Census ACS
Median income
$58,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
25,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pitt County Schools
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- Junius H Rose HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- North Pitt HighHigh · 854 students
- Eastern ElementaryElementary · 833 students
Other schools in Winterville
- A G Cox MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Ridgewood ElementaryElementary · 700 students
- W H Robinson ElementaryElementary · 692 students
- Winterville Charter AcademyElementary · 624 students
- Creekside ElementaryElementary · 622 students
- PCS Early College High SchoolHigh · 334 students
Nearby schools
- Creekside Elementary0.5 mi · 622
- PCS Early College High School1.1 mi · 334
- Ridgewood Elementary1.6 mi · 700
- W H Robinson Elementary1.7 mi · 692
- A G Cox Middle1.9 mi · 778
- Winterville Charter Academy3.5 mi · 624
Frequently asked questions
About South CentralHow many students attend South Central?
South Central enrolls approximately 1,738 students in grades 09-12.
Is South Central an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Central is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does South Central have?
South Central employs 94 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
How diverse is South Central?
South Central reports a student body of 20% White, 7% Hispanic, 65% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is South Central public or private?
South Central is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pitt County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.