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North Pitt High

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North Pitt High ranks 450 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

450^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 30% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

North Pitt High is a public high school located in Bethel, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 867 students. The school is part of the Pitt County Schools district, which is ranked 124 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Pitt High has consistently underperformed compared to the Pitt County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in end-of-course (EOC) test scores. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, North Pitt High had significantly lower proficiency rates than the district and state in Biology (35.4% vs. 50.9% and 48.3%), English II (39.5% vs. 58.7% and 59.6%), and Math I (30.8% vs. 34.5% and 34.4%). Additionally, North Pitt High's four-year graduation rate has been below the state average, ranging from 81.9% to 87.7% over the past few years, compared to the state's average of around 87.7%.

When compared to nearby high schools in the Pitt County Schools district, North Pitt High generally underperforms. For example, D.H. Conley High and PCS Early College High School consistently outperform North Pitt High in academic measures, with higher EOC proficiency rates and graduation rates. Additionally, North Pitt High has an extremely high percentage of students (over 98%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which may be impacting student learning and achievement.

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 — 28th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (42% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (82% vs 88%)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg53%

450^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8High Schools in the Pitt County Schools

124^th of 242Pitt 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2025	23.0	303 of 352	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
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)

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+41 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile+38 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)64th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III62%-4 vs state

English II40%-20 vs state

Biology35%-13 vs state

Math I31%-4 vs state

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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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th 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%)	30	450^th of 641 public high schools	29.8%		28.1	466^th of 640 public high schools	27.2%	16	35.4	39.5	30.8	62.0								$10,427	$1,238	$9,189
Innovation Early College High	Public	9-12	Brewster D107 Mailstop 139	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%)	93.3	45^th of 641 public high schools	93.0%		95.9	12^th of 640 public high schools	98.1%	33	83.3	100.0	69.2									$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%)	50.5	292^nd of 641 public high schools	54.4%		53.9	276^th of 640 public high schools	56.9%	16	51.5	60.1	27.7	76.7								$8,977	$844	$8,133
Bear Grass Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	6344 E Bear Grass Rd	Williamston	27982	Martin 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%)	59.1	234^th of 641 public high schools	63.5%		58.8	242^nd of 640 public high schools	62.2%	8	63.2	71.6	40.9	63.2	64.8	68.4	49.3	46.3	53.9	59.7	59.7
PCS Early College High School	Public	9-12	Pitt Community College	Winterville	28590	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%)	95.1	24^th of 641 public high schools	96.3%		94.4	31^st of 640 public high schools	95.2%	7	94.7	100.0	96.3	96.3								$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%)	42.4	358^th of 641 public high schools	44.1%		43.7	342^nd of 640 public high schools	46.6%	16	44.6	50.8	37.0	66.4								$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%)	93.2	47^th of 641 public high schools	92.7%		90.5	69^th of 640 public high schools	89.2%	22	81.3	96.9		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%)	66.7	191^st of 641 public high schools	70.2%		69.4	183^rd of 640 public high schools	71.4%	8	64.2	69.8	43.4	76.8								$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%)	3.3	629^th of 641 public high schools	1.9%		5.6	614^th of 640 public high schools	4.1%	15	9.6	15.6		22.6								$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%)	26.3	484^th of 641 public high schools	24.5%		30.9	443^rd of 640 public high schools	30.8%	41	37.5	51.9	29.0	37.3								$9,488	$1,038	$8,450

Frequently Asked Questions about North Pitt High

Is North Pitt High a good school?

North Pitt High ranks 450^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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.

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

How many students attend North Pitt High?

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

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