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Perquimans County High

Perquimans County Schools · Perquimans County

Address
305 Edenton Road St, Hertford, NC 27944
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370360001475
556
Students
34.2
Teachers (FTE)
16.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
61
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
25.3%
Chronically absent
45.1%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Perquimans County Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Perquimans County High — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Perquimans County HighElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Hertford GrammarElementary · Grades 3-50.4 mi
  2. Perquimans CentralElementary · Grades PK-22.2 mi
  3. Perquimans County MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-82.6 mi
  4. D F Walker ElementaryElementary · Grades 3-5 · Edenton-Chowan Schools10.0 mi
  5. White Oak ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-2 · Edenton-Chowan Schools10.1 mi
  6. Chowan MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Edenton-Chowan Schools10.7 mi
  7. John A Holmes HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Edenton-Chowan Schools10.9 mi
  8. Central ElementaryElementary · Grades K-5 · Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools13.8 mi
  9. Northeastern HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools14.1 mi
  10. Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTechHigh · Grades 5-12 · Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech · Charter15.0 mi

How Perquimans County High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 61 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools49th percentile
Higher than 49% · rank 1,205 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools27th percentile
Higher than 27% · rank 360 of 514
Perquimans County Schools25th percentile
Higher than 25% · rank 3 of 4

Chronic absence is lower here than at 39% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 1 points since 2014 (60 → 61). Met or exceeded expected growth in 4 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202561CNot Met63.5
202458CNot Met58.5
202361CNot Met61.9
202268CExceeded63
201966CMet64.8
201870BMet68.6
201771BMet68
201657CNot Met58
201560CNot Met61
201460CNot Met62

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Perquimans County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 66.37%Black 24.1%Two+ Races 5.04%Hispanic 4.5%
White: 66.37% (369) Black: 24.1% (134) Two+ Races: 5.04% (28) Hispanic: 4.5% (25)
White66.37%
Black24.1%
Two+ Races5.04%
Hispanic4.5%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 556
50.72%282 Female
49.28%274 Male

Student counts for Perquimans County High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 556 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 74.7%Chronically absent 25.3%
Regular attendance: 74.7% (432) Chronically absent: 25.3% (146)
Regular attendance74.7%
Chronically absent25.3%

Student Population

Students Counted: 578
45.1%Economically disadvantaged
1.8%10 English learners

Student indicators for Perquimans County High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 578 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 91.87%Beginning 8.13%
Experienced: 91.87% (31) Beginning: 8.13% (3)
Experienced91.87%
Beginning8.13%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 33.2 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
9.03%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Perquimans County High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 33.2 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
English II53.1%30.6%
NC Math 348.7%21.3%
Biology42.8%26.9%
NC Math 122.9%6.4%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology57.2%15.9%20.7%6.2%
English II46.9%22.4%29.9%--
NC Math 177.1%16.5%6.4%--
NC Math 351.3%27.3%14.7%6.7%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-7.9853.3

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers33.22
Experienced teachers30.52 (92%)
Beginning teachers2.7 (8%)
Holding a standard license33.22 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified3

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (146 of 578)25.3%
Economically disadvantaged45.1%
English learners making progress (of 10)30%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.89
Library books per student5.65
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.59

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Perquimans County High report card PDF

Download this report card

Perquimans County High's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.