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Wayne County Public Schools

Wayne County, North Carolina · Grades PK-13

Address
2001 E Royall Avenue, Goldsboro, NC 27533
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NCES agency ID
3704880
State LEA ID
NC-960
33
Schools
16,720
Students
949
Teachers (FTE)
18.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
7
Low-performing schools
33%
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 Wayne County Public 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
Elementary13558
Middle9456
High8564
6-123284
All schools33--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A39.7%
B412.9%
C1445.2%
D722.6%
F39.7%
All graded schools31100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded1136.7%
Met1550.0%
Not Met413.3%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 364.8%37.2%
Science (grades 5 & 8)54.2%32.9%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)52.8%30.7%
English II52.6%24.7%
NC Math 149.7%20.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)46%22.8%
Biology39.4%24.4%

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 rate81.3%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned61.7%
Students completing Math III93.8%
Passed end-of-grade assessments42%
Students promoted to the next grade81.1%
Students retained in grade18.9%
English learners making progress (of 2,413)33%
Schools identified as low-performing7 of 30
First page of the Wayne County Public Schools report card PDF

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The Wayne County Public 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 34.17%Hispanic 30.09%White 29.49%Two+ Races 4.85%Asian 1.1%Native Am. 0.15%Pacific Isl. 0.15%
Black: 34.17% (5,861) Hispanic: 30.09% (5,160) White: 29.49% (5,057) Two+ Races: 4.85% (831) Asian: 1.1% (189) Native Am.: 0.15% (26) Pacific Isl.: 0.15% (26)
Black34.17%
Hispanic30.09%
White29.49%
Two+ Races4.85%
Asian1.1%
Native Am.0.15%
Pacific Isl.0.15%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 17,150
48.14%8,256 Female
51.86%8,894 Male

Student counts for Wayne County Public Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 17,150 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 67.37%Chronically absent 32.63%
Regular attendance: 67.37% (12,355) Chronically absent: 32.63% (5,983)
Regular attendance67.37%
Chronically absent32.63%

Student Population

Students Counted: 18,338
13.99%2,399 English learners

Student indicators for Wayne County Public Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 18,338 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 75.22%Beginning 24.78%
Experienced: 75.22% (722) Beginning: 24.78% (238)
Experienced75.22%
Beginning24.78%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 960 FTE
94.23%Fully licensed
5.77%Emergency or provisional
6.09%59 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Wayne County Public 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 960 FTE.

Wayne County Public Schools boundary map

33 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 Wayne County Public 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 Wayne County Public Schools

33 schools

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