Wilson County Schools
Public school district based in Wilson, North Carolina. NCES district ID 3705020; state ID NC-980.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
25
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
10,451
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
637.4
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
16.4
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 184 | |
| Kindergarten | 848 | |
| Grade 1 | 804 | |
| Grade 2 | 800 | |
| Grade 3 | 846 | |
| Grade 4 | 704 | |
| Grade 5 | 683 | |
| Grade 6 | 727 | |
| Grade 7 | 762 | |
| Grade 8 | 746 | |
| Grade 9 | 985 | |
| Grade 10 | 894 | |
| Grade 11 | 715 | |
| Grade 12 | 703 | |
| Grade 13 | 50 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% | |
| Asian | 1.4% | |
| Black or African American | 41.8% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 24.7% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 4.5% | |
| White | 27.3% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.7% | |
| Male | 51.3% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Town 14, Rural 11.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hunt High Wilson | 9–12 | Regular | 1,115 | 62.1 | 18 | Rural: Fringe |
| Fike High Wilson | 9–12 | Regular | 1,028 | 54.8 | 18.8 | Town: Fringe |
| Forest Hills Middle Wilson | 6–8 | Regular | 654 | 35.7 | 18.3 | Town: Fringe |
| Beddingfield High Wilson | 9–12 | Regular | 653 | 48.0 | 13.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| John W Jones Elementary Wilson | PK–5 | Regular | 601 | 35.6 | 16.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Rock Ridge Elementary Wilson | K–5 | Regular | 476 | 28.6 | 16.7 | Rural: Distant |
| New Hope Elementary Wilson | K–5 | Regular | 460 | 29.4 | 15.6 | Town: Fringe |
| Vinson-Bynum Elementary Wilson | K–5 | Regular | 458 | 28.9 | 15.8 | Town: Fringe |
| Springfield Middle Lucama | 6–8 | Regular | 448 | 24.9 | 18 | Rural: Distant |
| Lucama Elementary Lucama | PK–5 | Regular | 431 | 23.8 | 18.1 | Rural: Distant |
| Margaret Hearne Elementary Wilson | PK–5 | Regular | 423 | 26.6 | 15.9 | Town: Fringe |
| Elm City Middle Elm City | 6–8 | Regular | 399 | 25.7 | 15.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Wells Elementary Wilson | PK–5 | Regular | 383 | 22.8 | 16.8 | Town: Fringe |
| Charles H Darden Middle Wilson | 6–8 | Regular | 378 | 27.7 | 13.6 | Town: Fringe |
| Vick Elementary Wilson | K–5 | Regular | 359 | 23.3 | 15.4 | Town: Fringe |
| Frederick Douglass Elementary Wilson | K–5 | Regular | 339 | 22.4 | 15.1 | Town: Fringe |
| Speight Middle Stantonsburg | 6–8 | Regular | 281 | 17.0 | 16.5 | Rural: Distant |
| Gardners Elementary Elm City | K–5 | Regular | 280 | 18.0 | 15.5 | Rural: Distant |
| Wilson Academy of Applied Technology Wilson | 9–13 | Regular | 280 | 14.5 | 19.3 | Town: Fringe |
| B O Barnes Elementary Wilson | K–5 | Regular | 274 | 23.0 | 11.9 | Town: Fringe |
| Wilson Early College Academy Wilson | 9–13 | Regular | 268 | 13.1 | 20.5 | Town: Fringe |
| Stantonsburg Elementary Stantonsburg | K–5 | Regular | 184 | 12.2 | 15.1 | Rural: Distant |
| Lee Woodard Elementary Black Creek | K–5 | Regular | 173 | 10.0 | 17.3 | Rural: Distant |
| Milton M Daniels Learning Center Wilson | 2–12 | Alternative | 62 | 9.0 | 6.9 | Town: Fringe |
| Wilson Academy of Virtual Education Wilson | 6–12 | Regular | 44 | 0.3 | 146.7check | Town: Fringe |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.