📍 5659 NC 11 North, Bethel, Pitt County, 27812
North Pitt High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bethel, Pitt County. The school has 814 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pitt County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 52.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 2 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
North Pitt High enrolls 814 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 52.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 388 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 249 | 31% |
| White | 134 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 5.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
811 of the school's 814 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 811 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.
North Pitt High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
North Pitt High 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 814 students, North Pitt High is larger than the district average of about 627 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe