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Edgecombe County Public Schools

Tarboro, North Carolina · Superintendent: Dr Andrew Bryan · #53 of 112 North Carolina districts by enrollment

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6,310

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,896

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% above the North Carolina median

15.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · North Carolina median 15.7

Edgecombe County Public Schools is a public school district based in Tarboro, North Carolina, serving 6,310 students in 19 schools. By enrollment it ranks #53 of the 112 North Carolina districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 53% of them. Its schools average 332 students each, fewer than the North Carolina median of 446. Its superintendent is Dr Andrew Bryan. It spends about $11,896 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% more than the North Carolina median. It has roughly 15.7 students per teacher.

How Edgecombe County compares

Edgecombe CountyNorth Carolina median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,896

North Carolina median $11,153 · 7% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,162

North Carolina median $6,920 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school332

North Carolina median 446 · 26% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.7

North Carolina median 15.7 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor316

North Carolina median 358 · 12% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$70.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 21%State 64%Local 15%

Measure	Edgecombe County	North Carolina median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,896	$11,153	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,162	$6,920	FY2020-21
Total spending	$67.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$70.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	401	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.7	15.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	316	358	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The North Carolina median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Dr Andrew Bryan

Superintendent, Edgecombe County Public Schools

Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, EDDIE, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change

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Peer districts in North Carolina

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Richmond County SchoolsHamlet	6,504	15	$10,999	17.4	#50
Haywood County SchoolsWaynesville	6,476	15	$11,153	16.8	#51
Granville County SchoolsOxford	6,402	16	$10,431	18.1	#52
Edgecombe County Public SchoolsTarboro · this district	6,310	19	$11,896	15.7	#53
Davie County SchoolsMocksville	6,116	13	$10,301	16.8	#54

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Alabaster CityAlabaster, AL	6,316	$10,715	16.1
Eagle County School District No. Re 50Eagle, CO	6,309	$13,342	12.6
Laurens CountyDublin, GA	6,308	$11,864	13.7
McMinnville School District 40McMinnville, OR	6,301	$13,131	17.2

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-nc-edgecombe-county-public-schools