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Pender County Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 11,075 (2023-2024)
Schools: 19 (2023-2024)
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Pender County Schools is a school district in North Carolina (Pender County). During the 2024 school year, 11,075 students attended one of the district's 19 schools.

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

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Pender County Board of Education District 3

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General election for Pender County Board of Education District 3

Don Hall ran in the general election for Pender County Board of Education District 3 on November 5, 2024.

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Pender County Board of Education District 5

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Tommy Reeves ran in the general election for Pender County Board of Education District 5 on November 5, 2024.

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Pender County Board of Education District 1

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Sheree E. Shepard and Brent Springer ran in the general election for Pender County Board of Education District 1 on November 8, 2022.

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Pender County Board of Education District 2

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Beth Burns ran in the general election for Pender County Board of Education District 2 on November 8, 2022.

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Pender County Board of Education District 4

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Demetrice A. Keith and Ken Smith ran in the general election for Pender County Board of Education District 4 on November 8, 2022.

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About the district

School board

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

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Don HallDistrict 32028
Tom ReevesDistrict 12028
Beth BurnsDistrict 22026
Jennifer HansenDistrict 42026
Jason SpiveyDistrict 52026

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Overlapping state house districts

Pender County Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
North Carolina House of Representatives District 16Carson Smith Jr.Republican Party 100% 81%

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: $27,641,000 $2,675 21%
Local: $28,765,000 $2,784 22%
State: $74,121,000 $7,174 57%
Total: $130,527,000 $12,633
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $124,714,000 $12,070
Total Current Expenditures: $116,806,000 $11,305
Instructional Expenditures: $73,406,000 $7,104 59%
Student and Staff Support: $10,867,000 $1,051 9%
Administration: $9,687,000 $937 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $22,846,000 $2,211 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $4,825,000 $466
Construction: $1,552,000 $150
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $431,000 $41
Interest on Debt: $2,380,000 $230

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 49 60-79 22 37 <50 45-49 58
2018-2019 46 60-79 22 34 <50 35-39 54
2017-2018 42 40-59 21 32 <50 40-44 48
2016-2017 50 60-69 25 42 40-59 45-49 57
2015-2016 48 60-69 25 40 40-59 45-49 54
2014-2015 45 60-79 21 37 21-39 30-34 52
2013-2014 39 60-79 19 31 21-39 30-34 46
2012-2013 37 60-79 18 28 <=20 25-29 44
2011-2012 84 >=80 70 81 >=80 80-84 88
2010-2011 85 >=50 72 83 60-79 85-89 89

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 50 40-59 26 36 <50 45-49 58
2018-2019 50 60-69 26 33 <50 45-49 58
2017-2018 50 40-59 28 31 <50 45-49 58
2016-2017 49 70-79 24 35 21-39 45-49 57
2015-2016 48 60-69 25 30 21-39 45-49 56
2014-2015 46 60-79 24 29 21-39 35-39 54
2013-2014 45 40-59 24 29 21-39 35-39 54
2012-2013 46 60-79 25 32 21-39 35-39 54
2011-2012 75 >=80 57 61 60-79 65-69 82
2010-2011 76 >=50 57 65 60-79 70-74 82

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 93 PS 90-94 85-89 PS 80-89 94
2018-2019 93 PS 90-94 >=95 PS >=80 93
2017-2018 89 >=50 90-94 90-94 PS >=80 88
2016-2017 89 PS 90-94 90-94 PS >=50 89
2015-2016 90 PS 90-94 >=90 PS >=80 90
2014-2015 90 PS 85-89 85-89 PS >=50 91
2013-2014 88 PS 90-94 90-94 PS >=50 86
2012-2013 87 PS 85-89 80-84 PS >=50 88
2011-2012 87 PS 85-89 >=90 PS >=50 87
2010-2011 82 PS 85-89 70-79 >=50 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 11,075 1.2
2022-2023 10,941 5.6
2021-2022 10,332 7.5
2020-2021 9,560 -2.6
2019-2020 9,810 3.9
2018-2019 9,430 -0.3
2017-2018 9,460 -0.3
2016-2017 9,490 3.2
2015-2016 9,191 1.2
2014-2015 9,085 4.0
2013-2014 8,719 -0.5
2012-2013 8,760 2.7
2011-2012 8,520 0.8
2010-2011 8,450 1.1
2009-2010 8,358 1.2
2008-2009 8,256 2.1
2007-2008 8,083 2.4
2006-2007 7,889 6.1
2005-2006 7,408 3.3
2004-2005 7,162 2.5
2003-2004 6,984 2.3
2002-2003 6,825 0.3
2001-2002 6,802 3.5
2000-2001 6,567 1.6
1999-2000 6,464 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Pender County Schools (%) North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 4.2
Black 10.7 24.5
Hispanic 17.1 21.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 5.7 6.0
White 65.6 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, Pender County Schools had 684.05 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.19.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 20.50
Kindergarten: 39.40
Elementary: 416.30
Secondary: 205.24
Total: 684.05

Pender County Schools employed 10.16 district administrators and 41.33 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 10.16
District Administrative Support: 31.59
School Administrators: 41.33
School Administrative Support: 45.45
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 128.25
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 9.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 26.29
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 10.40
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 15.89
Librarians/Media Specialists: 16.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 76.79
Other Support Services: 119.74

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]

Pender County Schools operates 19 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Burgaw Middle2286-8
Cape Fear Elementary543PK-5
Cape Fear Middle4496-8
C.F. Pope Elementary538PK-5
Heide Trask High7349-12
Malpass Corner Elementary491PK-5
North Topsail Elementary565PK-5
Pender Early College High193
Pender High6729-12
Pender Innovative Learning Academy48KG-12
Penderlea Elementary484KG-8
Rocky Point Elementary402PK-5
South Topsail Elementary610PK-5
Surf City Elementary850PK-5
Surf City Middle7506-8
Topsail Annandale Elementary School587PK-4
Topsail High1,8889-12
Topsail Middle8555-8
West Pender Middle1886-8

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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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