Best Public Schools in Edenton, NC

Summary:

The city of Edenton, North Carolina is home to 3 schools - 2 elementary schools (White Oak Elementary and D F Walker Elementary) and 1 high school (John A Holmes High). These schools are part of the Edenton-Chowan Schools district, which is ranked 180th out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars.

John A Holmes High School has shown some improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 452nd out of 640 North Carolina high schools in 2023-2024 to 406th out of 641 in 2024-2025. The school also has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 87.7% for the 2024-2025 school year. However, its performance on end-of-course (EOC) exams is mixed, with proficiency rates below the state average in several subjects. In contrast, D F Walker Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom third of North Carolina elementary schools and has below-average performance on end-of-grade (EOG) exams in several subjects.

Across all three schools, there is a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.21% to 99.49%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations. The spending per student also varies, with White Oak Elementary having the highest at $13,005 per student, followed by John A Holmes High at $11,558 and D F Walker Elementary at $10,795. These factors likely contribute to the overall academic challenges faced by the schools in the Edenton-Chowan Schools district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
D F Walker Elementary	Public	3-5	125 Sandy Ridge Road	Edenton	27932	Chowan County	Edenton-Chowan Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 221-4151	368	21	17.5	99.2%	167 (45.4%)	139 (37.8%)	41 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	31.6	1065^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.5%		32.1	1063^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	29.4%	2					56.2	62.4	35.9	27.3	55.3	33.7	40.2	$10,795	$1,506	$9,289
John A Holmes High	Public	9-12	800 North Oakum Street	Edenton	27932	Chowan County	Edenton-Chowan Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 482-8426	554	36	15.3	99.5%	208 (37.5%)	247 (44.6%)	60 (10.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	35.7	406^th of 641 public high schools	36.7%		29.7	452^nd of 640 public high schools	29.4%	46	44.9	58.0	21.5	52.3								$11,558	$663	$10,894
White Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	111 Sandy Ridge Road	Edenton	27932	Chowan County	Edenton-Chowan Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 221-4078	488	34	14.3	99.4%	226 (46.3%)	190 (38.9%)	40 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)								(n/a)												$13,005	$1,702	$11,303

Cities Near Edenton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tyner	8.1 mi	1	385^th
Colerain	9.25 mi	1	369^th
Hertford	10.51 mi	2	281^st
Winfall	12.03 mi	2	173^rd
Roper	17.01 mi	1	454^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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