📍 5700 NC Highway 33 East, Chocowinity, Beaufort County, 27817
B C Ed Tech Center is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Chocowinity, Beaufort County. The school has 39 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Beaufort County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12. The school employs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 62%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
B C Ed Tech Center enrolls 39 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 64% male and 36% female. A teaching staff of 4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 28% White and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 22 | 56% |
| White | 11 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 5.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
36 of the school's 39 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 36 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is Rural, Distant. 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-3, state senate district 3, state house district 79.
B C Ed Tech Center is one of 14 schools in Beaufort County Schools, based in Washington, North Carolina. The district serves 5,601 students district-wide and employs 439 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 39 students, B C Ed Tech Center is smaller than the district average of about 400 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant