Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28525

Summary:

The 28525 zip code has only one school, South Lenoir High, a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 764 students. The school is part of the Lenoir County Public Schools district, which is ranked 165 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Lenoir High has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three school years, from 493 out of 626 high schools in 2022-2023 to 435 out of 641 high schools in 2024-2025, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores are generally below the state and district averages across various End-of-Course (EOC) exams, including Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 99.61% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite the challenges, South Lenoir High has a four-year graduation rate of 87.7% for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $10,185, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 16.2 for the 2023-2024 school year. These findings suggest that the school may be struggling to meet academic standards and could benefit from further investigation into the factors contributing to its performance and the effective allocation of resources.

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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 Lenoir High	Public	9-12	3355 Old Hwy 11 South	Deep Run	28525	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 568-6161	721	48	15.1	99.6%	392 (54.4%)	117 (16.2%)	170 (23.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)	31.6	435^th of 641 public high schools	32.1%		30.1	448^th of 640 public high schools	30.0%	13	41.8	48.0	21.7	58.3	$10,185	$1,319	$8,866

Cities Near Zip Code 28525

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Deep Run	1.81 mi	1	382^nd
Pink Hill	3.42 mi	1	207^th
Kinston	4.92 mi	13	338^th
Albertson	7.53 mi	1	425^th
Seven Springs	11.85 mi	2	209^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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