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Edgecombe County Schools

Edgecombe County, North Carolina · Grades PK-13

Address
2311 North Main Street, Tarboro, NC 27886
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NCES agency ID
3701320
State LEA ID
NC-330
19
Schools
6,106
Students
402
Teachers (FTE)
15.7:1
Student–teacher ratio
12
Low-performing schools
22.3%
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 Edgecombe 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
Elementary8309
High5366
Middle5252
K-81547
All schools19--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A15.3%
B15.3%
C15.3%
D1263.2%
F421.1%
All graded schools19100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded423.5%
Met952.9%
Not Met423.5%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)39.9%21.4%
NC Math 337.2%20%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)35%15.4%
English II32.1%13.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)31.5%12.7%
Biology24%12.2%
NC Math 111.8%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 rate81.6%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned31.1%
Students completing Math III94.7%
Passed end-of-grade assessments25.3%
Students promoted to the next grade72.5%
Students retained in grade27.5%
English learners making progress (of 336)22.3%
Schools identified as low-performing12 of 17
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The Edgecombe 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 65.45%White 17.15%Hispanic 12.2%Two+ Races 4.91%Native Am. 0.14%Pacific Isl. 0.08%Asian 0.06%
Black: 65.45% (4,130) White: 17.15% (1,082) Hispanic: 12.2% (770) Two+ Races: 4.91% (310) Native Am.: 0.14% (9) Pacific Isl.: 0.08% (5) Asian: 0.06% (4)
Black65.45%
White17.15%
Hispanic12.2%
Two+ Races4.91%
Native Am.0.14%
Pacific Isl.0.08%
Asian0.06%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 6,310
47.97%3,027 Female
52.03%3,283 Male

Student counts for Edgecombe County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 6,310 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 61.11%Chronically absent 38.89%
Regular attendance: 61.11% (4,136) Chronically absent: 38.89% (2,632)
Regular attendance61.11%
Chronically absent38.89%

Student Population

Students Counted: 6,768
4.85%306 English learners

Student indicators for Edgecombe County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 6,768 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 66.57%Beginning 33.43%
Experienced: 66.57% (260) Beginning: 33.43% (131)
Experienced66.57%
Beginning33.43%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 391 FTE
89.22%Fully licensed
10.78%Emergency or provisional
2.56%10 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Edgecombe 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 391 FTE.

Edgecombe County Schools boundary map

19 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 Edgecombe 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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Schools in Edgecombe County Schools

19 schools

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