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Beaufort County Schools

Beaufort County, North Carolina · Grades PK-13

Address
321 Smaw Road, Washington, NC 27889
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NCES agency ID
3700330
State LEA ID
NC-070
13
Schools
5,459
Students
341
Teachers (FTE)
16.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
3
Low-performing schools
29.1%
EL making progress

Enrollment and school counts are the state’s 2024-2025figures where reported, otherwise the federal NCES directory.

School calendar

Term dates, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays for Beaufort County Schools, as the district publishes them — with printable PDFs and calendar files you can subscribe to.

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NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Official accountability results published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. School Performance Grades combine achievement (80%) with academic growth (20%).

Schools by type

School typeSchoolsAverage students
Elementary4404
High4444
K-83319
Middle2556
All schools13--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A215.4%
B17.7%
C646.2%
D430.8%
F00.0%
All graded schools13100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded216.7%
Met541.7%
Not Met541.7%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 360.6%40.5%
English II57.1%32.5%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)56.5%38.2%
Science (grades 5 & 8)55.2%34%
Reading (grades 3–8)51.8%29.1%
Biology40%28.9%
NC Math 136.6%9.2%

Grade-level proficient is achievement levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Outcomes

MeasureResult
4-year cohort graduation rate90.3%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned49.4%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments56.4%
Students promoted to the next grade80.9%
Students retained in grade19.1%
English learners making progress (of 426)29.1%
Schools identified as low-performing3 of 12
First page of the Beaufort County Schools report card PDF

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The Beaufort County Schools report card as a two-page interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Student Demographics

White 42.58%Black 31.35%Hispanic 18.98%Two+ Races 6.32%Asian 0.54%Native Am. 0.14%Pacific Isl. 0.09%
White: 42.58% (2,385) Black: 31.35% (1,756) Hispanic: 18.98% (1,063) Two+ Races: 6.32% (354) Asian: 0.54% (30) Native Am.: 0.14% (8) Pacific Isl.: 0.09% (5)
White42.58%
Black31.35%
Hispanic18.98%
Two+ Races6.32%
Asian0.54%
Native Am.0.14%
Pacific Isl.0.09%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 5,601
49.65%2,781 Female
50.35%2,820 Male

Student counts for Beaufort County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 5,601 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 73.02%Chronically absent 26.98%
Regular attendance: 73.02% (4,184) Chronically absent: 26.98% (1,546)
Regular attendance73.02%
Chronically absent26.98%

Student Population

Students Counted: 5,730
7.59%425 English learners

Student indicators for Beaufort County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 5,730 students DPI counted, added up from the district’s own schools. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 82.47%Beginning 17.53%
Experienced: 82.47% (300) Beginning: 17.53% (64)
Experienced82.47%
Beginning17.53%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 363.9 FTE
92.61%Fully licensed
7.39%Emergency or provisional
6.87%25 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Beaufort County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount, added up from the district’s own schools. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 363.9 FTE.

Beaufort County Schools boundary map

13 campuses

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District boundaryNeighbouring districtElementaryMiddleHighOther

Click any campus for its details. District boundary from the Census school district geography published by NCES; campus locations from the NCES Common Core of Data.

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Put any two Beaufort County Schools schools side by side — grades, growth, proficiency, attendance and staffing. You can also compare against a school in another district from the full comparison page.

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