Rocky Mount Today

Sallie B. Howard School had the highest enrollment among Wilson County schools, welcoming 1,176 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Among the 26 schools in Wilson County, James Hunt High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,063 students, while Fike High School welcomed 1,014 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Sallie B. Howard School is part of Sallie B Howard School district, which roughly covers institutions within Wilson County and has a main office in Wilson.

In the previous school year, Sallie B. Howard School also had the highest number of students among Wilson County schools.

Despite boasting a favorable teacher-student ratio of 1:15, surpassing the national average, North Carolina's public schools face a significant funding gap. The state's per-student expenditure of $10,519 falls considerably short of the national average of $14,295.

North Carolina's public schools faced a staggering 58.4% surge in vacant teaching positions in the 2021-22 school year, leaving over 5,000 classrooms without qualified instructors.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Sallie B. Howard School	Wilson	1,176
James Hunt High School	Wilson	1,063
Fike High School	Wilson	1,014
Wilson Preparatory Academy	Wilson	751
Beddingfield High School	Wilson	662
Forest Hills Middle School	Wilson	659
John W. Jones Elementary School	Wilson	521
Rock Ridge Elementary School	Wilson	470
Springfield Middle School	Lucama	441
New Hope Elementary School	Wilson	434
Charles H. Darden Middle School	Wilson	432
Margaret Hearne Elementary School	Wilson	391
Elm City Middle School	Elm City	368
Lucama Elementary School	Lucama	368
Frederick Douglass Elementary School	Elm City	350
Vick Elementary School	Wilson	331
Wells Elementary School	Wilson	311
Speight Middle School	Stantonsburg	299
B. O. Barnes Elementary School	Wilson	296
Wilson Early College Academy	Wilson	239
Gardners Elementary School	Elm City	221
Stantonsburg Elementary School	Stantonsburg	194
Wilson Academy of Applied Technology	Wilson	194
Lee Woodard Elementary School	Black Creek	161
Milton M. Daniels Learning Center	Wilson	99
Wilson Academy of Virtual Education	Wilson	51