Regular local school district · Washington County
Washington County Schools, NC: schools, enrollment and spending
Washington County Schools runs 3 public schools with 1,024 students in grades PK to 13. Its ratio of 14.8 students per teacher is 1.5 lower than the North Carolina figure of 16.3.
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 1,024
- Teachers (FTE)
- 69
- Students per teacher
- 14.8
- NC: 16.3 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 802 Washington St, Plymouth, NC 27962
- Phone
- (252)793-5171
- County
- Washington County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 13
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3704800
- State district ID
- NC-940
- School counselors (FTE)
- 4.0About 256 students per counselor.
Students per teacher compared
This district14.8
North Carolina16.3
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,172), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $17.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $3.1 million
- State revenue
- $12.5 million
- Local revenue
- $2.2 million
- Total spending
- $17.3 million
- Spending per pupil
- $14,759
- Salaries
- $9.0 million51.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 17.2%
- State: 70.1%
- Local: 12.6%
North Carolina overall
- Federal: 12.1%
- State: 61.7%
- Local: 26.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$14,759
North Carolina$11,869
United States$16,826
Schools in Washington County Schools
By level: 2 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Washington County Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 502 | 14.3 |
| Washington County High | High | 6 to 12 | 450 | 14.1 |
| Washington Early College High | High | 9 to 13 | 72 | 36.0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Washington County
- Pocosin Innovative Charter 269 students
More in North Carolina
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.