📍 2148 Falling Creek Rd, Kinston, Lenoir County, 28504
Banks Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kinston, Lenoir County. The school has 462 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lenoir County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Banks Elementary enrolls 462 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 36% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 199 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 168 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 68 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
459 of the school's 462 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 459 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.
Banks Elementary 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-10, state senate district 7, state house district 12.
Banks Elementary is one of 17 schools in Lenoir County Public Schools, based in Kinston, North Carolina. The district serves 8,331 students district-wide and employs 547 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 462 students, Banks Elementary is close to the district average of about 490 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe