📍 181 Winfall Blvd, Winfall, Perquimans County, 27985
Perquimans Central is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Winfall, Perquimans County. The school has 391 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Perquimans County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Perquimans Central enrolls 391 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 21% Black or African American and 7.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 260 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 81 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 7.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
254 of the school's 391 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 238 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Perquimans Central 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
Perquimans Central is one of 4 schools in Perquimans County Schools, based in Hertford, North Carolina. The district serves 1,786 students district-wide and employs 114 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 391 students, Perquimans Central is close to the district average of about 447 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote