White Oak Elementary

White Oak Elementary is one of the average-sized elementary schools in Edenton, North Carolina, operated by Edenton-Chowan Schools, with 488 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2.

Within Edenton-Chowan Schools, which oversees 4 schools and 1,767 students, White Oak Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, White Oak Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 39% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Chowan County shows median household earnings sit near $53,864, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Chowan County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,767 students), of which White Oak Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is D F Walker Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

White Oak Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. White Oak Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 482 (now 488). Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 46% to 39%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the White Oak Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.