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Tarboro High

Q: Is Tarboro High a good school?

Tarboro High ranks in the bottom 1.9% of North Carolina high schools.

Q: How many students attend Tarboro High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Tarboro High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Tarboro High?

Students at Tarboro High are 76% African American, 12% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Tarboro High?

Tarboro High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Stocks Elementary

Public Grades 9-12

629^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 2% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Tarboro High is a public high school in Tarboro, North Carolina, serving 506 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Edgecombe County Public Schools district, which is ranked 218 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tarboro High consistently performs below the state and district averages on end-of-course (EOC) exams. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in EOC/Biology, EOC/English II, and EOC/Math III was 9.6%, 15.6%, and 22.6%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 48.3%, 59.6%, and 66.4%. The school's four-year graduation rate has also been steadily declining, from 87.7% in 2024-2025 to 76.3% in 2022-2023, which is significantly lower than the state average. Tarboro High's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students.

Despite its challenges, Tarboro High is located just 1.71 miles away from Edgecombe Early College High, a high-performing school that consistently ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina high schools and outperforms Tarboro High on EOC exams. Additionally, Tarboro High's per-student spending of $11,401 in the 2018-2019 school year is higher than the state average, but it does not seem to be translating into improved academic outcomes. The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 98.81% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, which may be contributing to the academic challenges.

496

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,401

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Howard Avenue
Tarboro, NC 27886-4122

(252) 823-4284

District: Edgecombe County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Tarboro High:

Elementary:

Stocks Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.2%

White:

11.7%

Hispanic:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (16% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (76% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg31%

North Carolina avg58%

629^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Edgecombe County Public Schools

218^th of 242Edgecombe County Public 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	3.3	629 of 641	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	614 of 640	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	565 of 626	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	596 of 621	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	579 of 594	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	467 of 514	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	422 of 469	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	5.7	441 of 476	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	436 of 507	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.6	466 of 531	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.1	385 of 451	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.4	392 of 505	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.6	348 of 502	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.0	262 of 506	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.2	246 of 499	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.3	318 of 490	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.0	329 of 477	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.9	323 of 453	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.2	313 of 431	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	432 of 440	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	432 of 437	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	363 of 434	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	408 of 430	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	351 of 364	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	325 of 369	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	311 of 359	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	35.3	206 of 334	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	219 of 364	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	2.0	606 of 610	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	597 of 602	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	518 of 588	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	577 of 594	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	468 of 475	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	456 of 475	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	402 of 449	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	0.5	324 of 325	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	14.1	427 of 454	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	361 of 449	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	236 of 340	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	603 of 606	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	599 of 613	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	559 of 597	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	522 of 544	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	426 of 432	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	410 of 446	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	376 of 424	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	592 of 601	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	584 of 607	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	563 of 602	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	576 of 585	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	467 of 481	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	460 of 488	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	433 of 463	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	16.4	338 of 349	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	528 of 542	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	532 of 553	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	515 of 537	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	432 of 439	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	424 of 444	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	386 of 427	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2021)38th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2024)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)3rd percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2019)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III23%-44 vs state

English II16%-44 vs state

Biology10%-39 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
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
NE Carolina Prep School Remote Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	274 Husky Trail	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	North East Carolina Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(252) 641-0464	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
North Edgecombe High	Public	9-12	7589 Nc 33-Nw	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-3562	358	21	17.0	99.2%	20 (5.6%)	272 (76.0%)	51 (14.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	6	616^th of 641 public high schools	3.9%		13	567^th of 640 public high schools	11.4%	49	8.5	27.3	12.2	17.7	$16,211	$2,225	$13,986
SouthWest Edgecombe High	Public	9-12	5912 NC 43 North	Pinetops	27864	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 827-5016	798	36	22.0	99.5%	208 (26.1%)	449 (56.3%)	101 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.5%)	9	602^nd of 641 public high schools	6.1%		12	576^th of 640 public high schools	10.0%	26	23.6	27.1	6.1	33.7	$9,044	$1,025	$8,019
Tar River Academy	Public	9-12	906 Hammond Street	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-2875	74	6	12.3	95.9%	10 (13.5%)	43 (58.1%)	15 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.1%)	2.7	634^th of 641 public high schools	1.1%					(n/a)	10.3	22.2		10.5	$22,339	$2,188	$20,151
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
Rocky Mount High	Public	9-12	1400 Bethlehem Road	Rocky Mount	27803	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 937-9050	1,023	43	23.9	97.7%	78 (7.6%)	791 (77.3%)	98 (9.6%)	17 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.4%)	16.4	551^st of 641 public high schools	14.0%		16.6	541^st of 640 public high schools	15.5%	10	28.0	38.6	21.8	36.0	$9,474	$733	$8,740
Nash Central High	Public	9-12	4279 Nash Central High Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 451-2860	703	32	21.8	99.6%	240 (34.1%)	351 (49.9%)	73 (10.4%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	50.8	290^th of 641 public high schools	54.8%		34.8	406^th of 640 public high schools	36.6%	116	29.5	64.7	55.3	71.7	$9,453	$925	$8,529
NRM Early College High School	Public	9-12	530 North Old Carriage Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 451-2890	376	12	30.4	99.2%	124 (33.0%)	132 (35.1%)	86 (22.9%)	14 (3.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	93.8	42^nd of 641 public high schools	93.4%		90.2	73^rd of 640 public high schools	88.6%	31	83.6	96.8	89.5	99.0	$6,841	$367	$6,474

Frequently Asked Questions about Tarboro High

What district is Tarboro High in?

Edgecombe County Public Schools

What schools feed into Tarboro High?

Tarboro High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Stocks Elementary

How many students attend Tarboro High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Tarboro High.

Is Tarboro High a good school?

Tarboro High ranks in the bottom 1.9% of North Carolina high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Tarboro High?

Students at Tarboro High are 76% African American, 12% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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