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North Pitt High

Public Grades 9-12

536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 19% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

North Pitt High School is a traditional public high school in Bethel, North Carolina, serving about 854 students in grades 9–12 as part of Pitt County Schools. The school ranks in the 19th percentile statewide (536th of 662), down from the prior year, and nearly all students (99.65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The most urgent concern is graduation: only 73.2% of students graduate, compared with 86.4% for the district and 88.8% statewide. That is the lowest rate among nearby high schools, including Farmville Central High (83.6%), South Central (85.0%), and Junius H Rose High (83.7%).

Academically, proficiency on end-of-course tests is a significant concern. Only 35.4% of students are proficient in English II, compared with 62.0% for the district and 64.6% for the state — roughly 25–28 points behind neighboring schools with similar poverty levels such as Farmville Central High (62.0%) and Junius H Rose High (63.9%). Biology proficiency is similarly low at 35.9%. Math is somewhat better but still below the district: Math I proficiency (43.0%) roughly matches the state average, while Math III (54.3%) trails the district's 75.4%. Chronic absenteeism affects 29.2% of students, above the district rate of 21.7%. The school does spend more per student ($10,427) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (16.1) than many nearby schools.

Despite the overall struggles, there are pockets of genuine strength. North Pitt High ranks in the 98th percentile statewide for gifted students and the 81st percentile for English language learners — unusual for a school in the bottom quintile. However, recent trends are concerning: the graduation rate fell from 81.9% to 73.2% in one year. The school faces serious challenges in literacy, science, and graduation even though it receives above-average funding and has relatively small classes. Nearby high schools with almost identical poverty rates post notably stronger outcomes, which suggests the gap is not simply about demographics. Families may want to ask school leaders how they plan to expand successful gifted and ELL approaches to the broader student body.

854

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,427

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5659 NC 11 North
Bethel, NC 27812-9714

(252) 825-0054

District: Pitt County Schools

Feeder schools for North Pitt High:

Elementary:	Belvoir Elementary
	Bethel Elementary
	Northwest Elementary
	Pactolus
	More...
	Stokes
Middle:	Wellcome Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.2%

Hispanic:

32.4%

White:

11.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (42% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (73% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg60%

536^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6High Schools in the Pitt County Schools

112^th of 246Pitt County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	536 of 662	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	450 of 641	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	466 of 640	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	426 of 626	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	438 of 621	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	469 of 594	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	359 of 514	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	332 of 469	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.6	389 of 476	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.1	393 of 507	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.5	382 of 531	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.0	388 of 451	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.1	394 of 505	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.7	297 of 502	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.7	403 of 506	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.4	361 of 499	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.4	353 of 490	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.0	336 of 477	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.8	350 of 453	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	50.6	227 of 431	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	373 of 450	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.2	295 of 440	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	358 of 437	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	277 of 434	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	207 of 430	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	208 of 364	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	163 of 369	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.3	252 of 359	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	30.9	218 of 330	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	205 of 334	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	299 of 364	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	213 of 349	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	55 of 289	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	54.0	79 of 273	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	63 of 262	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	49.5	80 of 226	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	21 of 156	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	39.3	95 of 173	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	64 of 147	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	485 of 629	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	446 of 610	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	444 of 602	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	449 of 588	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	421 of 594	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	384 of 475	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	364 of 475	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	367 of 449	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	8 of 407	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	67.8	147 of 412	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	229 of 403	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	221 of 403	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.6	209 of 337	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	283 of 325	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	224 of 474	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.6	215 of 462	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	154 of 454	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	149 of 449	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	181 of 436	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.7	222 of 370	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	112 of 354	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	147 of 340	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	504 of 620	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.2	416 of 606	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	417 of 613	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	368 of 597	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	326 of 544	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	340 of 432	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	253 of 446	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	329 of 424	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	535 of 624	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	440 of 601	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	448 of 607	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	372 of 602	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	423 of 585	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	353 of 481	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	326 of 488	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	325 of 463	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	117 of 265	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.5	137 of 253	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.7	85 of 261	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	115 of 249	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	324 of 372	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	303 of 352	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	395 of 551	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	69.0	177 of 542	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	292 of 553	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	244 of 537	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.9	385 of 534	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	281 of 439	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	348 of 444	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.8	208 of 427	51.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2026)98th percentile+79 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)81st percentile+62 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)56th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile~ school

African American (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III54%-15 vs state

Math I43%~ state avg

Biology36%-23 vs state

English II35%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)				EOG Reading (2026)				EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Pitt High	Public	9-12	5659 NC 11 North	Bethel	27812	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 825-0054	854	53	16.1	99.6%	99 (11.6%)	429 (50.2%)	277 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.6%)	22.7	536^th of 662 public high schools	19.0%		30	450^th of 641 public high schools	29.8%	86	35.9	35.4	43.0	54.3											$10,427	$1,238	$9,189
Innovation Early College High	Public	9-12	East Carolina University	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 737-3860	227	10	21.8	98.7%	88 (38.8%)	62 (27.3%)	45 (19.8%)	14 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	92.8	38^th of 662 public high schools	94.3%		93.3	45^th of 641 public high schools	93.0%	7	363.9	98.0	100.0	97.8											$11,291	$335	$10,955
Junius H Rose High	Public	9-12	600 W Arlington Blvd	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 321-3640	1,568	83	18.9	99.8%	516 (32.9%)	794 (50.6%)	105 (6.7%)	58 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (6.0%)	52.7	311^th of 662 public high schools	53.0%		50.5	292^nd of 641 public high schools	54.4%	19	59.7	63.9	49.4	73.7											$8,977	$844	$8,133
Bear Grass Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	6344 E Bear Grass Rd	Williamston	27982	Dare County	Bear Grass Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 789-1010	445	31	14.3		399 (89.7%)	17 (3.8%)	14 (3.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	59.5	259^th of 662 public high schools	60.9%		59.1	234^th of 641 public high schools	63.5%	25	63.6	78.0	54.5	67.7	73.4	71.0	67.3	74.3	62.5	53.2	54.5	67.6	76.6	82.4
PCS Early College High School	Public	9-12	2064 Warren Drive	Winterville	27835	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 493-7821	334	14	23.3	99.1%	107 (32.0%)	117 (35.0%)	93 (27.8%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	93.9	15^th of 662 public high schools	97.7%		95.1	24^th of 641 public high schools	96.3%	9	98.6	97.4	95.6	98.3											$7,489	$876	$6,613
South Central	Public	9-12	570 W Forlines Road	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 321-3232	1,738	94	18.4	99.8%	346 (19.9%)	1,128 (64.9%)	121 (7.0%)	23 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	116 (6.7%)	54	296^th of 662 public high schools	55.3%		42.4	358^th of 641 public high schools	44.1%	62	61.7	60.8	47.5	79.8											$8,918	$1,095	$7,823
Edgecombe Early College High	Public	9-12	2009 West Wilson St	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 618-6554	171	8	21.9	98.2%	65 (38.0%)	55 (32.2%)	43 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	90	77^th of 662 public high schools	88.4%		93.2	47^th of 641 public high schools	92.7%	30	86.7	90.3	90.0	100.0											$9,262	$487	$8,775
D H Conley High	Public	9-12	2006 Worthington Rd	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 756-3440	1,757	91	19.3	33.3%	994 (56.6%)	365 (20.8%)	270 (15.4%)	32 (1.8%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (5.1%)	71.4	182^nd of 662 public high schools	72.5%		66.7	191^st of 641 public high schools	70.2%	9	75.1	69.3	65.7	85.1											$8,429	$588	$7,841
Tarboro High	Public	9-12	1400 Howard Avenue	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 823-4284	496	26	19.2	99.4%	58 (11.7%)	378 (76.2%)	44 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	6.4	619^th of 662 public high schools	6.5%		3.3	629^th of 641 public high schools	1.9%	10	22.0	27.9	6.3	38.9											$11,401	$1,160	$10,241
Farmville Central High	Public	9-12	3308 E Wilson Street	Farmville	27828	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 753-5138	778	45	17.4	99.6%	193 (24.8%)	446 (57.3%)	89 (11.4%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.0%)	35.1	440^th of 662 public high schools	33.5%		26.3	484^th of 641 public high schools	24.5%	44	43.4	62.0	21.4	69.6											$9,488	$1,038	$8,450

Frequently Asked Questions about North Pitt High

What is the racial makeup of North Pitt High?

Students at North Pitt High are 50% African American, 32% Hispanic, 12% White, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend North Pitt High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 854 students attended North Pitt High.

What schools feed into North Pitt High?

North Pitt High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belvoir Elementary
Elementary : Bethel Elementary
Elementary : Northwest Elementary
Elementary : Pactolus
Elementary : Stokes
Middle : Wellcome Middle

What district is North Pitt High in?

Pitt County Schools

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North Pitt High ranks in the bottom 19.0% of North Carolina high schools.

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