📍 4839 School Rd, Grimesland, Pitt County, 27837
G R Whitfield is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grimesland, Pitt County. The school has 533 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 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
G R Whitfield enrolls 533 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 22% Black or African American and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 287 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 115 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 4.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
334 of the school's 533 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 320 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
G R Whitfield is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 9.
G R Whitfield 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 533 students, G R Whitfield 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 - Fringe