📍 7868 Free Union Church Road, Pinetown, Beaufort County, 27865
Northside High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pinetown, Beaufort County. The school has 376 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Beaufort County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 2 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northside High enrolls 376 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 30.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 18% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 251 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 5.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
371 of the school's 376 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 371 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.
Northside High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 3, state house district 79.
Northside High 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 376 students, Northside High is close to the district average of about 400 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote