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Bladen County Schools

Bladen County, North Carolina · Grades PK-13

Address
1489 US Hwy 701 South, Elizabethtown, NC 28337
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NCES agency ID
3700390
State LEA ID
NC-090
12
Schools
3,804
Students
230
Teachers (FTE)
17.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
8
Low-performing schools
27.5%
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 Bladen 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
Elementary5252
High3473
Middle3233
K-81426
All schools12--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A00.0%
B18.3%
C216.7%
D866.7%
F18.3%
All graded schools12100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded18.3%
Met866.7%
Not Met325.0%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 373.6%44.6%
English II44.5%17.3%
Science (grades 5 & 8)43.8%24.1%
Biology37.2%21.8%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)36.3%16.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)35.4%15.3%
NC Math 117.3%5%

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 rate82.8%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned43.7%
Students completing Math III93.5%
Passed end-of-grade assessments28.3%
Students promoted to the next grade67.6%
Students retained in grade32.4%
English learners making progress (of 367)27.5%
Schools identified as low-performing8 of 12
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The Bladen 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

Black 34.32%White 33.12%Hispanic 23.85%Two+ Races 6.67%Native Am. 1.76%Asian 0.15%Pacific Isl. 0.13%
Black: 34.32% (1,348) White: 33.12% (1,301) Hispanic: 23.85% (937) Two+ Races: 6.67% (262) Native Am.: 1.76% (69) Asian: 0.15% (6) Pacific Isl.: 0.13% (5)
Black34.32%
White33.12%
Hispanic23.85%
Two+ Races6.67%
Native Am.1.76%
Asian0.15%
Pacific Isl.0.13%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 3,928
48.96%1,923 Female
51.04%2,005 Male

Student counts for Bladen County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 3,928 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 67.69%Chronically absent 32.31%
Regular attendance: 67.69% (2,657) Chronically absent: 32.31% (1,268)
Regular attendance67.69%
Chronically absent32.31%

Student Population

Students Counted: 3,925
9.29%365 English learners

Student indicators for Bladen County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 3,925 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 85.88%Beginning 14.12%
Experienced: 85.88% (217) Beginning: 14.12% (36)
Experienced85.88%
Beginning14.12%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 252.5 FTE
95.89%Fully licensed
4.11%Emergency or provisional
6.17%16 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Bladen 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 252.5 FTE.

Bladen County Schools boundary map

12 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 Bladen 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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Directory figures are from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025.Methodology →