📍 152 E. Washington Street, Bethel, Pitt County, 27812
Bethel Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bethel, Pitt County. The school has 274 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pitt County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bethel Elementary enrolls 274 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 30% White and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 129 | 47% |
| White | 82 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 7.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
271 of the school's 274 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 271 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bethel Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-30, state senate district 5, state house district 8.
Bethel Elementary is one of 39 schools in Pitt County Schools, based in Greenville, North Carolina. The district serves 24,470 students district-wide and employs 1,604 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 274 students, Bethel Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 627 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant