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Halifax County Schools

Halifax County, North Carolina · Grades PK-12

Address
9525 Hwy 301S, Halifax, NC 27839
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NCES agency ID
3701950
State LEA ID
NC-420
11
Schools
2,019
Students
153
Teachers (FTE)
14.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
8
Low-performing schools
22.2%
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 Halifax 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
Elementary6161
High3211
Middle2211
All schools11--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A00.0%
B00.0%
C327.3%
D545.5%
F327.3%
All graded schools11100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded19.1%
Met981.8%
Not Met19.1%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
English II36.5%17.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)35%16.3%
NC Math 134.4%13.2%
NC Math 332.7%13.7%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)31.2%13.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)30%13.4%
Biology23.1%7.7%

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 rate87.5%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned30.5%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments28.5%
Students promoted to the next grade73.3%
Students retained in grade26.7%
English learners making progress (of 63)22.2%
Schools identified as low-performing8 of 11
First page of the Halifax County Schools report card PDF

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The Halifax 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 78.28%Native Am. 6.65%Hispanic 5.49%Two+ Races 5.02%White 3.53%Asian 0.51%Pacific Isl. 0.51%
Black: 78.28% (1,683) Native Am.: 6.65% (143) Hispanic: 5.49% (118) Two+ Races: 5.02% (108) White: 3.53% (76) Asian: 0.51% (11) Pacific Isl.: 0.51% (11)
Black78.28%
Native Am.6.65%
Hispanic5.49%
Two+ Races5.02%
White3.53%
Asian0.51%
Pacific Isl.0.51%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 2,150
50%1,075 Female
50%1,075 Male

Student counts for Halifax County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 2,150 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 55.47%Chronically absent 44.53%
Regular attendance: 55.47% (1,135) Chronically absent: 44.53% (911)
Regular attendance55.47%
Chronically absent44.53%

Student Population

Students Counted: 2,046
1.02%22 English learners

Student indicators for Halifax County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 2,046 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 78.85%Beginning 21.15%
Experienced: 78.85% (115) Beginning: 21.15% (31)
Experienced78.85%
Beginning21.15%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 145.6 FTE
91.15%Fully licensed
8.85%Emergency or provisional
1.37%2 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Halifax 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 145.6 FTE.

Halifax County Schools boundary map

11 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.

Compare two schools

Put any two Halifax 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 →