South Edgecombe Middle

As a modestly sized 6-8 campus in Pinetops, North Carolina, South Edgecombe Middle caters to 271 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Edgecombe County Public Schools. That puts it 55% leaner than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 605 students.

South Edgecombe Middle is one of 19 schools operated by Edgecombe County Public Schools, a district that instructs 6,310 students overall.

On the student-mix side, South Edgecombe Middle logs that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 34% Black, 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, South Edgecombe Middle logs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, South Edgecombe 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 46.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Edgecombe County shows the typical household earns roughly $51,265 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. South Edgecombe Middle is one of 27 public schools in Edgecombe County (combined enrollment of about 8,573 students).

G W Carver Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, South Edgecombe Middle comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 40.1%.

South Edgecombe Middle operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. South Edgecombe Middle's enrollment has declined 27% since 2018, when it stood at 373 (now 271). The White share of enrollment shrank from 50% to 41% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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