Washington County High

Set in Plymouth, North Carolina, Washington County High is a modestly sized four-year high school, run under Washington County Schools. It instructs 450 students across grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 761 students per school, that is 41% smaller than typical.

Washington County Schools runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,317 students. Washington County High is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Washington County High records that 83% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder is composed of 7% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Washington County High has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting Washington County High tighter than the state norm the norm. 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), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Washington County High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 48.5%; actual is 25.5%, a gap of -23.0 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household income runs about $41,813, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. Across Washington County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,586 students), Washington County High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Washington County Middle, around 7.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington County High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 45.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 45%: 310 students in 2018 compared to 450 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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