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Kinston, NC
Public School Ratings




Kinston Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Lenoir County Public Schools School District details

Lenoir County Public Schools School District
2017 W Vernon Avenue
Kinston, NC 28504

8,372 Students enrolled in District

17 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Lenoir County Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to North Carolina

3

(10 is best)

Better than 22.5% of all NC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 29.6% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
52%
41%
51%
41%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Banks Elementary School
2148 Falling Creek Rd
Kinston, NC, 28504
PK-05
Contentnea-Savannah School
3400 Ferrell Road
Kinston, NC, 28501
PK-08
E B Frink Middle School
102 N Martin Luther King Jr Dr
La Grange, NC, 28551
06-08
Kinston High School
2601 N Queen St
Kinston, NC, 28501
09-12
La Grange Elementary School
402 W Railroad St
La Grange, NC, 28551
PK-05
Lenoir County Early College High School
231 Hwy 58 South
Kinston, NC, 28502
09-13
Lenoir County Learning Academy School
2529 Cedar Dell Lane
Kinston, NC, 28504
PK-12
Moss Hill Elementary School
6040 Hwy 55 West
Kinston, NC, 28504
KG-05
North Lenoir High School
2400 Institute Road
La Grange, NC, 28551
09-12
Northeast Elementary School
1002 E Highland Ave
Kinston, NC, 28501
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 33.1% 45.7%
Black 48.1% 26.1%
Hispanic 17.9% 22.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.3% 68.3%
Free lunch eligible 99.3% 67.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,416 $62,086,000 59.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $726 $6,078,000 5.8%
Staff $538 $4,503,000 4.3%
General Administration $135 $1,132,000 1.1%
School Administration $571 $4,783,000 4.6%
Operation $1,313 $10,989,000 10.5%
Transportation $471 $3,944,000 3.8%
Other $402 $3,369,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,156 $34,798,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $948 $7,935,000 7.6%
Total Expenditures $12,520 $104,819,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,524 $11,629,189,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $717 $1,108,296,000 5.4%
Staff $421 $651,371,000 3.2%
General Administration $203 $313,159,000 1.5%
School Administration $717 $1,108,754,000 5.4%
Operation $936 $1,446,950,000 7.0%
Transportation $473 $731,502,000 3.5%
Other $410 $632,972,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,877 $5,993,004,000 29.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,961 $3,031,407,000 14.7%
Total Expenditures $13,363 $20,653,600,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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