📍 570 W Forlines Road, Winterville, Pitt County, 28590
South Central is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Winterville, Pitt County. The school has 1,675 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pitt County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 91.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
South Central enrolls 1,675 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 91.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Black or African American, 21% White and 7.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,052 | 63% |
| White | 356 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 122 | 7.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 114 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 24 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
923 of the school's 1,675 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 880 qualify for free lunch and 43 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.
South Central is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 12.
South Central 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 1,675 students, South Central is larger than the district average of about 627 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small