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South Central

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South Central ranks 358 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

358^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 44% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

South Central High School is a public high school in Winterville, North Carolina, serving 1,661 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Pitt County Schools district, which is ranked 124 out of 242 districts in the state.

While South Central's overall performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams is generally below the district and state averages, the school performs better than the district and state for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, South Central's African American students ranked 188 out of 440 North Carolina high schools, with a 3-star rating, while the overall school ranking was 358 out of 641 high schools with a 2-star rating. South Central's four-year graduation rate has been relatively stable, ranging from 84.4% to 87.7% over the past few years, which is comparable to the district and state averages.

The nearby high schools, such as North Pitt High, Farmville Central High, and Ayden-Grifton High, have similar performance profiles to South Central, with lower rankings and test scores compared to the state averages. However, two nearby schools, Innovation Early College High and PCS Early College High School, stand out with significantly higher performance, ranking among the top 45 and 24 high schools in the state, respectively.

1,738

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,918

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

570 W Forlines Road
Winterville, NC 28590

(252) 321-3232

District: Pitt County Schools

Feeder schools for South Central:

Elementary:	Creekside Elementary
	Lakeforest Elementary
	Ridgewood Elementary
	W H Robinson Elementary
Middle:	A G Cox Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.9%

White:

19.9%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg53%

358^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	42.4	358 of 641	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	342 of 640	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	380 of 626	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	413 of 621	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	393 of 594	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	343 of 514	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	315 of 469	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.5	372 of 476	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.6	324 of 507	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.4	283 of 531	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.9	328 of 451	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.6	264 of 505	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.2	118 of 502	76.5%	★★★★☆
2011	49.2	295 of 506	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.1	249 of 499	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.1	311 of 490	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.7	261 of 477	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.9	125 of 453	72.4%	★★★★☆
2006	63.9	122 of 431	71.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	188 of 440	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	160 of 437	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	210 of 434	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	215 of 430	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	174 of 364	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	233 of 369	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	209 of 359	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	39.8	63 of 91	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	22.4	281 of 330	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	294 of 334	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	214 of 364	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	191 of 349	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	32 of 273	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	33 of 262	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	18 of 226	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	32.7	94 of 156	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	80 of 173	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	346 of 610	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	356 of 602	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	395 of 588	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	404 of 594	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	306 of 475	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	338 of 475	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	312 of 449	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	161 of 412	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	194 of 403	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	122 of 403	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.4	217 of 398	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.6	51 of 337	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	51.0	184 of 325	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.2	38 of 100	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	146 of 462	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	147 of 454	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	110 of 449	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	48.3	189 of 436	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	131 of 370	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	93 of 354	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	33.1	232 of 340	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	378 of 606	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	373 of 613	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	402 of 597	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	397 of 544	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	292 of 432	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	342 of 446	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	333 of 424	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	349 of 601	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	313 of 607	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	350 of 602	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	393 of 585	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	291 of 481	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	343 of 488	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	342 of 463	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	126 of 253	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	124 of 261	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	103 of 249	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	83 of 226	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	105 of 199	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	63 of 195	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	80 of 185	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	157 of 352	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	152 of 349	56.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	152 of 542	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	138 of 553	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	185 of 537	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	251 of 534	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	131 of 439	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	141 of 444	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	149 of 427	65.1%	★★★☆☆

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)88th percentile+44 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)61st percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2022)31st percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III66%~ state avg

English II51%-9 vs state

Biology45%-4 vs state

Math I37%+3 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
Ayden-Grifton High	Public	9-12	7653 NC 11 South	Ayden	28513	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 746-4183	757	47	15.9	99.6%	299 (39.5%)	300 (39.6%)	117 (15.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.0%)	25.1	494^th of 641 public high schools	22.9%		21.8	503^rd of 640 public high schools	21.4%	9	26.0	48.4	16.6	58.1	$10,854	$1,280	$9,574
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
Greene Central High	Public	9-12	140 School Drive	Snow Hill	28580	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 747-3814	776	51	15.0	99.6%	206 (26.5%)	291 (37.5%)	249 (32.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	11.3	593^rd of 641 public high schools	7.5%		14.4	556^th of 640 public high schools	13.1%	37	26.0	34.7	10.7	31.8	$11,712	$1,688	$10,024
Greene Early College High	Public	9-12	818 Highway 91	Snow Hill	28580	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 747-9044	166	9	18.4	98.2%	43 (25.9%)	28 (16.9%)	90 (54.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	71.6	173^rd of 641 public high schools	73.0%		85.6	111^th of 640 public high schools	82.7%	62	52.5	82.5	60.6	77.5	$9,040	$301	$8,739
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

Frequently Asked Questions about South Central

Is South Central a good school?

South Central ranks 358^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into South Central?

South Central is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Creekside Elementary
Elementary : Lakeforest Elementary
Elementary : Ridgewood Elementary
Elementary : W H Robinson Elementary
Middle : A G Cox Middle

What is the racial makeup of South Central?

Students at South Central are 65% African American, 20% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend South Central?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,738 students attended South Central.

What district is South Central in?

Pitt County Schools

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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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