NC Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt 2023 | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
NC Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt 2023 | 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 |
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