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Lenoir County Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 8,372 (2023-2024)
Schools: 17 (2023-2024)
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Lenoir County Public Schools is a school district in North Carolina (Lenoir County). During the 2024 school year, 8,372 students attended one of the district's 17 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Lenoir County Board of Education At Large

General election

General election for Lenoir County Board of Education At Large (2 seats)

Bruce E. Hill, Merwyn K. Smith, Jonathan Britt, and Shannan S. Harrison ran in the general election for Lenoir County Board of Education At Large on November 5, 2024.

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Shannan S. Harrison (Unaffiliated)

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Lenoir County Board of Education District 2

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Special general election for Lenoir County Board of Education District 2

John J. Wiggins ran in the special general election for Lenoir County Board of Education District 2 on November 5, 2024.

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Lenoir County Board of Education District 3

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General election for Lenoir County Board of Education District 3

Kimberly Outlaw ran in the general election for Lenoir County Board of Education District 3 on November 5, 2024.

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Lenoir County Board of Education District 4

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General election for Lenoir County Board of Education District 4

Elijah Woods ran in the general election for Lenoir County Board of Education District 4 on November 5, 2024.

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Lenoir County Board of Education District 1

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General election for Lenoir County Board of Education District 1

Michelle Cash ran in the general election for Lenoir County Board of Education District 1 on November 8, 2022.

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Lenoir County Board of Education District 2

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General election for Lenoir County Board of Education District 2

Keith King ran in the general election for Lenoir County Board of Education District 2 on November 8, 2022.

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Lenoir County Board of Education District 5

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General election for Lenoir County Board of Education District 5

W.D. Anderson and Jonathan Britt ran in the general election for Lenoir County Board of Education District 5 on November 8, 2022.

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About the district

School board

Lenoir County Public Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jonathan BrittAt Large2028
Bruce HillAt Large2028
Kimberly Outlaw-StarkeyDistrict 32028
John WigginsDistrict 22028
Elijah WoodsDistrict 42028
W. D. AndersonDistrict 52026
Michelle DavisDistrict 12026

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Overlapping state house districts

Lenoir County Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
North Carolina House of Representatives District 12Chris HumphreyRepublican Party 100% 35%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $23,717,000 $2,856 23%
Local: $12,321,000 $1,484 12%
State: $67,697,000 $8,153 65%
Total: $103,735,000 $12,494
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $104,819,000 $12,624
Total Current Expenditures: $102,735,000 $12,373
Instructional Expenditures: $62,086,000 $7,477 59%
Student and Staff Support: $10,581,000 $1,274 10%
Administration: $9,284,000 $1,118 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $20,784,000 $2,503 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $815,000 $98
Construction: $274,000 $33
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $844,000 $101

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 29 40-49 16 33 <50 20-24 47
2018-2019 28 50-59 15 29 PS 25-29 44
2017-2018 32 50-59 19 38 PS 25-29 46
2016-2017 33 40-49 20 37 <50 20-24 48
2015-2016 31 50-59 17 34 <50 25-29 47
2014-2015 26 30-39 14 28 <50 20-24 41
2013-2014 26 40-59 14 27 <50 15-19 41
2012-2013 29 50-59 16 29 <50 25-29 45
2011-2012 76 >=90 65 78 40-59 75-79 88
2010-2011 75 >=90 63 75 >=50 80-84 88

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 32 30-39 21 34 >=50 20-24 48
2018-2019 36 40-49 23 35 >=50 25-29 53
2017-2018 37 30-39 24 35 >=50 25-29 55
2016-2017 34 30-39 22 32 <50 30-34 50
2015-2016 34 40-49 19 30 <50 35-39 52
2014-2015 33 30-39 20 29 <50 35-39 51
2013-2014 35 50-59 22 32 <50 30-34 52
2012-2013 36 30-39 23 31 <50 35-39 54
2011-2012 67 70-79 53 66 40-59 70-74 83
2010-2011 63 60-69 49 59 >=50 65-69 80

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 85 >=50 85 85-89 PS >=50 80-84
2018-2019 85 PS 82 85-89 >=80 85-89
2017-2018 85 PS 84 85-89 PS >=50 85-89
2016-2017 82 PS 79 75-79 >=80 85-89
2015-2016 79 >=50 77 70-74 PS >=50 85-89
2014-2015 80 >=50 78 70-79 PS >=80 80-84
2013-2014 77 >=50 76 60-69 PS 60-79 80-84
2012-2013 78 PS 75 70-74 PS >=80 83
2011-2012 78 PS 77 70-79 PS >=80 79
2010-2011 72 PS 66 50-59 PS >=80 82

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 8,372 0.5
2022-2023 8,334 0.4
2021-2022 8,303 -0.1
2020-2021 8,313 -3.6
2019-2020 8,612 -0.2
2018-2019 8,630 -1.4
2017-2018 8,753 -1.2
2016-2017 8,862 -2.4
2015-2016 9,079 -2.1
2014-2015 9,274 1.4
2013-2014 9,143 -2.2
2012-2013 9,343 -0.3
2011-2012 9,375 -0.2
2010-2011 9,393 0.4
2009-2010 9,359 -0.4
2008-2009 9,392 -3.7
2007-2008 9,735 -1.5
2006-2007 9,878 -1.2
2005-2006 9,997 0.4
2004-2005 9,962 -3.9
2003-2004 10,354 1.0
2002-2003 10,249 0.2
2001-2002 10,229 0.0
2000-2001 10,227 -1.3
1999-2000 10,356 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Lenoir County Public Schools (%) North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 4.2
Black 46.0 24.5
Hispanic 17.1 21.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 4.3 6.0
White 31.7 43.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Lenoir County Public Schools had 537.68 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.57.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 12.78
Kindergarten: 37.08
Elementary: 326.38
Secondary: 159.44
Total: 537.68

Lenoir County Public Schools employed 16.17 district administrators and 31.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 16.17
District Administrative Support: 30.59
School Administrators: 31.00
School Administrative Support: 41.17
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 88.90
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 11.83
Total Guidance Counselors: 20.75
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 10.75
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 13.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 62.34
Other Support Services: 176.38

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Lenoir County Public Schools operates 17 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Banks Elementary483PK-5
Contentnea-Savannah School875PK-8
E B Frink Middle5286-8
Kinston High7069-12
La Grange Elementary503PK-5
Lenoir County Early College High230
Lenoir County Learning Academy72PK-12
Moss Hill Elementary389KG-5
Northeast Elementary433PK-5
North Lenoir High9899-12
Northwest Elementary445KG-5
Pink Hill Elementary439PK-5
Rochelle Middle4296-8
Southeast Elementary270PK-5
South Lenoir High7649-12
Southwood Elementary235KG-5
Woodington Middle5826-8


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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