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Wilson County Schools

A public school district in Wilson, North Carolina, with 25 operational schools in 2024–25.

The district in 2024–25

10,451
Students enrolled
646.4
Teachers, full-time equivalent
Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
Suppressed by NCES
All staff, full-time equivalent
$12,450
Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.

How this compares

Students enrolled: 10,451 in 2024–25
Ranks 846th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 36th of 334 in North Carolina. Larger than 95% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
Current spending per pupil: $12,450 in fiscal year 2023
More than 20% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.

Spending and revenue

Wilson County Schools spent $12,450 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,988 in fiscal year 2005

Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards

The figures behind this chart
Wilson County Schools spent $12,450 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,988 in fiscal year 2005. Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Fiscal yearSpending per pupilCurrent expenditureMembership
FY2023$12,450$127.9 million10,276
FY2022$12,063$125.6 million10,410
FY2021$10,619$111.1 million10,459
FY2020$9,535$105.0 million11,012
FY2019$9,575$106.7 million11,146
FY2018$9,231$107.2 million11,610
FY2017$8,638$104.8 million12,131
FY2016$8,323$102.0 million12,259
FY2015$8,223$101.9 million12,386
FY2014$7,712$95.4 million12,371
FY2013$8,011$100.5 million12,548
FY2012$7,712$95.5 million12,380
FY2011$8,023$98.2 million12,234
FY2010$7,701$96.3 million12,503
FY2009$8,157$103.5 million12,688
FY2008$7,648$95.3 million12,463
FY2007$7,491$93.8 million12,519
FY2006$7,097$89.7 million12,640
FY2005$6,988$87.7 million12,557

Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023

Revenue to Wilson County Schools by source, fiscal year 2023, as the district reported it to NCES
SourceRevenueShare of total
Federal$31.5 million20.6%
State$83.0 million54.3%
Local$38.3 million25.0%
Total$152.8 million

Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.

The district’s schools

25 operational schools, A to Z.

2 more columns on a wider screen

Schools in Wilson County Schools
SchoolStudents
B O Barnes Elementary274
Beddingfield High653
Charles H Darden Middle378
Elm City Middle399
Fike High1,028
Forest Hills Middle654
Frederick Douglass Elementary339
Gardners Elementary280
James Hunt High1,115
John W Jones Elementary601
Lee Woodard Elementary173
Lucama Elementary431
Margaret Hearne Elementary423
Milton M Daniels Learning Center62
New Hope Elementary460
Rock Ridge Elementary476
Speight Middle281
Springfield Middle448
Stantonsburg Elementary184
Vick Elementary359
Vinson-Bynum Elementary458
Wells Elementary383
Wilson Academy of Applied Technology280
Wilson Academy of Virtual Education44
Wilson Early College Academy268

The district’s entry

Status
Open
Type
Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
Charter status
Not a charter district
Grades
Pre-kindergarten to Grade 13
NCES district ID
3705020

Elsewhere

Sources

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