Duplin County Schools

Summary:

The Duplin County Schools district in North Carolina consists of 13 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 5 high schools, and no middle schools or alternative schools. The district as a whole is ranked 207 out of 242 in the state and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating significant challenges in academic performance across the district.

While the majority of schools in the district struggle academically, a few standout schools demonstrate stronger performance. North Duplin Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in math, reading, and science proficiency, with 64.4% of 3rd graders proficient in math compared to 42% for the district and 62.7% for the state. Similarly, Chinquapin Elementary shows high proficiency rates, with 63% of 6th graders proficient in math compared to 34.6% for the district and 54.3% for the state. Additionally, Duplin Early College High stands out with its strong performance on end-of-course exams, with 70% of students proficient in Math I and 70.8% proficient in Math III, significantly exceeding district and state averages.

The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance across the Duplin County Schools district, with a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and student achievement. All schools in the district have extremely high free and reduced lunch rates, ranging from 98.54% to 99.74%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations. This suggests that addressing the challenges faced by these economically disadvantaged communities should be a top priority for the district in order to improve overall academic outcomes.

District Detail

315 N Main Street
Kenansville, NC 28349

(910) 296-1521

SchoolDigger Rank:
207^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 9,905

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wallace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4266 Nc 11 S	Wallace	28466	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 285-7183	1,147	71	16.0	99.7%	222 (19.4%)	289 (25.2%)	586 (51.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.9%)	6.8	1462^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	2.9%		9.4	1426^th of 1502 public elementary schools	5.1%	36					37.5	25.8	20.3	24.6	20.5	19.4	27.5	26.6	21.8	22.0	22.8	27.6	31.6	67.5	$8,509	$1,271	$7,238
Wallace-Rose Hill High	Public	9-12	602 High School Road	Teachey	28464	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 285-7501	807	41	19.5	99.4%	175 (21.7%)	223 (27.6%)	382 (47.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.7%)	18.8	524^th of 640 public high schools	18.1%		11.8	563^rd of 626 public high schools	10.1%	39	45.2	35.7	19.2	39.4															$12,968	$891	$12,077
Warsaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	158 Lanefield Road	Warsaw	28398	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 293-3121	799	58	13.7	99.6%	69 (8.6%)	363 (45.4%)	326 (40.8%)	4 (0.5%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.6%)	13.2	1389^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.7%		13.6	1357^th of 1502 public elementary schools	9.7%	32					54.5	23.1	44.0	23.3	24.1	16.0	28.6	25.6	29.8	19.8	26.6	18.5	39.3	32.1	$10,886	$1,586	$9,300
James Kenan High	Public	9-12	1241 Nc 24 & 50	Warsaw	28398	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 293-4218	784	47	16.6	99.6%	115 (14.7%)	231 (29.5%)	407 (51.9%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.6%)	19.1	522^nd of 640 public high schools	18.4%		16	536^th of 626 public high schools	14.4%	14	28.6	36.6	18.5	46.0															$9,706	$964	$8,742
North Duplin Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	1388 West NC 403 Highway	Calypso	28365	Wayne County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-3051	604	36	16.9	99.5%	202 (33.4%)	49 (8.1%)	330 (54.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	36.5	397^th of 640 public high schools	38.0%		37.5	376^th of 626 public high schools	39.9%	21	40.7	45.4	43.9	57.9					39.4	36.3					39.4	50.4		75.2	$9,828	$420	$9,408
North Duplin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	157 North Duplin School Road	Calypso	28365	Wayne County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-2931	714	47	15.3	99.6%	263 (36.8%)	42 (5.9%)	376 (52.7%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	47	799^th of 1505 public elementary schools	46.9%		43.1	879^th of 1502 public elementary schools	41.5%	80					64.4	47.9	45.7	58.1			51.1	44.7	38.1	52.4			67.6		$9,167	$1,669	$7,498
Kenansville Elementary	Public	K-8	328 Limestone Rd	Kenansville	28349	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 296-1647	613	40	15.3	99.5%	209 (34.1%)	196 (32.0%)	170 (27.7%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.2%)	40.3	927^th of 1505 public elementary schools	38.4%		44.8	849^th of 1502 public elementary schools	43.5%	78					58.9	39.1	49.2	47.8	24.0	10.8	35.7	53.6	44.6	45.7	30.7	34.8	66.2	44.6	$10,620	$1,785	$8,835
Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1329 Brooks Quinn Road	Rose Hill	28458	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 289-3667	1,147	62	18.4	99.7%	134 (11.7%)	276 (24.1%)	701 (61.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.7%)	4	1485^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.7	1469^th of 1502 public elementary schools	2.2%	16					27.0	16.4	29.3	18.1	19.4	21.3	18.9	16.7	17.2	22.0	23.1	23.8	28.4	42.6	$8,559	$1,446	$7,114
B F Grady Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2627 N Nc 11 & 903	Albertson	28508	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 568-3487	869	56	15.5	99.5%	189 (21.7%)	52 (6.0%)	606 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	13.7	1383^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	8.1%		26.7	1143^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	23.9%	240					43.2	19.2	48.7	36.0	50.5	27.6	24.7	20.2	27.4	25.6	28.4	28.6	45.9	60.2	$10,266	$1,280	$8,986
Beulaville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	138 Lyman Road	Beulaville	28518	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 298-3171	822	51	16.2	99.6%	483 (58.8%)	125 (15.2%)	166 (20.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.0%)	16	1346^th of 1505 public elementary schools	10.6%		22.5	1216^th of 1502 public elementary schools	19.0%	130					28.7	37.1	39.1	32.7	38.9	23.8	28.4	39.3	29.9	36.5	31.6	40.0	42.5	65.0	$11,549	$1,108	$10,441
East Duplin High	Public	9-12	394 North NC Highway 111	Beulaville	28518	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 298-4535	861	51	16.7	99.7%	403 (46.8%)	97 (11.3%)	338 (39.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.3%)	33.6	414^th of 640 public high schools	35.3%		41.1	343^rd of 626 public high schools	45.2%	71	41.8	54.1	36.2	47.2															$9,554	$893	$8,661
Chinquapin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3894 NC 50 South	Chinquapin	28521	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 285-3476	532	35	15.4	99.2%	353 (66.4%)	66 (12.4%)	84 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	46.2	816^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.8%		60.7	566^th of 1502 public elementary schools	62.3%	250					33.9	51.0	47.1	63.0	54.1	50.0	28.6	57.1	52.9	54.3	41.9	40.9	76.5	70.5	$14,420	$1,253	$13,167
Duplin Early College High	Public	9-12	212 James Sprunt Dr	Kenansville	28349	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 296-1136	206	10	21.6	98.5%	59 (28.6%)	42 (20.4%)	93 (45.1%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	47.1	317^th of 640 public high schools	50.5%		74.8	156^th of 626 public high schools	75.1%	161	36.4	65.2	59.1	50.0															$7,848	$494	$7,355

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lenoir County Public Schools	5.4 mi	17	169^th
Wayne County Public Schools	12.37 mi	33	154^th
Jones County Schools	18.29 mi	5	148^th
NC Health and Human Services	19.03 mi	11
Onslow County Schools	19.67 mi	39	135^th

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