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Lenoir County Schools

Lenoir County, North Carolina · Grades PK-13

Address
2017 W Vernon Avenue, Kinston, NC 28504
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NCES agency ID
3702610
State LEA ID
NC-540
17
Schools
7,965
Students
538
Teachers (FTE)
15.5:1
Student–teacher ratio
6
Low-performing schools
32.7%
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 Lenoir 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
Elementary8390
High4612
Middle3515
K-12195
K-81762
All schools17--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A00.0%
B212.5%
C637.5%
D850.0%
F00.0%
All graded schools16100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded425.0%
Met743.8%
Not Met531.3%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)55%33.2%
NC Math 349.4%31.2%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)48%25.3%
English II47.1%19.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)44.2%21.8%
Biology34.8%18.7%
NC Math 123%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 rate88.2%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned44.7%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments42.3%
Students promoted to the next grade76%
Students retained in grade24%
English learners making progress (of 504)32.7%
Schools identified as low-performing6 of 16
First page of the Lenoir County Schools report card PDF

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The Lenoir 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 46.47%White 30.08%Hispanic 17.61%Two+ Races 4.8%Asian 0.89%Native Am. 0.1%Pacific Isl. 0.06%
Black: 46.47% (3,871) White: 30.08% (2,506) Hispanic: 17.61% (1,467) Two+ Races: 4.8% (400) Asian: 0.89% (74) Native Am.: 0.1% (8) Pacific Isl.: 0.06% (5)
Black46.47%
White30.08%
Hispanic17.61%
Two+ Races4.8%
Asian0.89%
Native Am.0.1%
Pacific Isl.0.06%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 8,331
49.43%4,118 Female
50.57%4,213 Male

Student counts for Lenoir County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 8,331 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 72.71%Chronically absent 27.29%
Regular attendance: 72.71% (6,190) Chronically absent: 27.29% (2,323)
Regular attendance72.71%
Chronically absent27.29%

Student Population

Students Counted: 8,513
5.86%488 English learners

Student indicators for Lenoir County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 8,513 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 82.29%Beginning 17.71%
Experienced: 82.29% (397) Beginning: 17.71% (85)
Experienced82.29%
Beginning17.71%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 482.1 FTE
94.62%Fully licensed
5.38%Emergency or provisional
7.05%34 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Lenoir 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 482.1 FTE.

Lenoir County Schools boundary map

17 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 Lenoir 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 Lenoir County Schools

17 schools

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