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Wilson County Schools

Wilson County, North Carolina · Grades PK-13

Address
117 N E Tarboro St, Wilson, NC 27893
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NCES agency ID
3705020
State LEA ID
NC-980
25
Schools
10,160
Students
646
Teachers (FTE)
16.2:1
Student–teacher ratio
1
Low-performing schools
33.2%
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 Wilson 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
Elementary13360
High5643
Middle5429
K-12183
6-12136
All schools25--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A416.7%
B312.5%
C1458.3%
D312.5%
F00.0%
All graded schools24100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded1147.8%
Met939.1%
Not Met313.0%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 373.6%41.6%
English II59.8%29.4%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)59.1%33.8%
Science (grades 5 & 8)57.3%34.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)56.4%29.3%
Biology44.3%26.5%
NC Math 127.8%7.8%

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 rate83%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned55.9%
Students completing Math III94.9%
Passed end-of-grade assessments49.8%
Students promoted to the next grade86.8%
Students retained in grade13.2%
English learners making progress (of 856)33.2%
Schools identified as low-performing1 of 23
First page of the Wilson County Schools report card PDF

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The Wilson 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 41.8%White 27.29%Hispanic 24.67%Two+ Races 4.52%Asian 1.37%Native Am. 0.25%Pacific Isl. 0.11%
Black: 41.8% (4,368) White: 27.29% (2,852) Hispanic: 24.67% (2,578) Two+ Races: 4.52% (472) Asian: 1.37% (143) Native Am.: 0.25% (26) Pacific Isl.: 0.11% (12)
Black41.8%
White27.29%
Hispanic24.67%
Two+ Races4.52%
Asian1.37%
Native Am.0.25%
Pacific Isl.0.11%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 10,451
48.74%5,094 Female
51.26%5,357 Male

Student counts for Wilson County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 10,451 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 77.31%Chronically absent 22.69%
Regular attendance: 77.31% (8,399) Chronically absent: 22.69% (2,465)
Regular attendance77.31%
Chronically absent22.69%

Student Population

Students Counted: 10,864
8.1%847 English learners

Student indicators for Wilson County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 10,864 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 79.02%Beginning 20.98%
Experienced: 79.02% (448) Beginning: 20.98% (119)
Experienced79.02%
Beginning20.98%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 566.6 FTE
92.13%Fully licensed
7.87%Emergency or provisional
7.59%43 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Wilson 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 566.6 FTE.

Wilson County Schools boundary map

25 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 Wilson 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 Wilson County Schools

25 schools

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