South Greenville Elementary

South Greenville Elementary operates as a small elementary school in Greenville, North Carolina, part of Pitt County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 251 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so South Greenville Elementary sits 46% below that benchmark.

Within Pitt County Schools, which oversees 40 schools and 24,470 students, South Greenville Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, South Greenville Elementary lists that nearly all students (82%) are Black. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 35% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, South Greenville Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting South Greenville Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, South Greenville Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.7%; this one delivers 43.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Pitt County put median household income runs about $58,188, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Pitt County runs 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,202 students), of which South Greenville Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: ECU Community School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Greenville Elementary at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 55.2%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 38%: 404 students in 2018 compared to 251 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 95% to 82%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

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