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Martin County Schools

Williamston, North Carolina · Superintendent: Dr Michelle White · #86 of 112 North Carolina districts by enrollment

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2,647

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,927

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 16% above the North Carolina median

16.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · North Carolina median 15.7

Martin County Schools is a public school district based in Williamston, North Carolina, serving 2,647 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #86 of the 112 North Carolina districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 23% of them. Its schools average 331 students each, fewer than the North Carolina median of 446. Its superintendent is Dr Michelle White. It spends about $12,927 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% more than the North Carolina median. It has roughly 16.0 students per teacher.

How Martin County compares

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

Spending per student$12,927

North Carolina median $11,153 · 16% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,697

North Carolina median $6,920 · 11% above · FY2020-21

Students per school331

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

Students per teacher16.0

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

Students per counselor662

North Carolina median 358 · 85% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$44.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 16%State 64%Local 20%

Measure	Martin County	North Carolina median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,927	$11,153	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,697	$6,920	FY2020-21
Total spending	$41.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$44.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	165	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	16.0	15.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	662	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 Michelle White

Superintendent, Martin County 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
Greene County SchoolsSnow Hill	2,863	6	$13,474	14.0	#82
Roanoke Rapids City SchoolsRoanoke Rapids	2,744	5	$10,683	15.1	#83
Ashe County SchoolsJefferson	2,676	6	$12,012	15.4	#84
Newton Conover City SchoolsNewton	2,654	7	$10,420	15.1	#85
Martin County SchoolsWilliamston · this district	2,647	8	$12,927	16.0	#86

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Hampshire County SchoolsRomney, WV	2,650	$12,046	13.7
CHSD 117Lake Villa, IL	2,647	$22,133	14.8
Lyndhurst Public School DistrictLyndhurst, NJ	2,644	$18,980	13.8
Stafford Township School DistrictManahawkin, NJ	2,644	$20,820	13.2

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-martin-county-schools