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Wayne County Public Schools

Goldsboro, North Carolina · Public school district

17,150
Students
33
Schools
520
Students per school
#21
Size rank in North Carolina
of 112 districts listed
District office

Wayne County Public Schools is a public school district based in Goldsboro, North Carolina, serving 17,150 students in 33 schools. By enrollment it ranks #21 of the 112 North Carolina districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 82% of them. Its schools average 520 students each, more than the North Carolina median of 446.

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Peer Districts in North Carolina

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DistrictStudentsSchoolsStudents / schoolSize rank in stateStories
Wayne County Public Schools
Goldsboro, NC
17,15033520#210
Harnett County Schools
Lillington, NC
20,09529693#180
Davidson County Schools
Lexington, NC
17,98535514#190
Rowan-Salisbury Schools
Salisbury, NC
17,68332553#200
Catawba County Schools
Newton, NC
16,00328572#220
Randolph County School System
Asheboro, NC
14,99432469#230
Cleveland County Schools
Shelby, NC
14,50428518#240

Similar-Size Districts Nationally

DistrictStudentsSchoolsStudents / schoolSize rank in stateStories
Wayne County Public Schools
Goldsboro, NC
17,15033520#210
Rochester Public School District
Rochester, MN
17,17147365#70
Lexington 05
Irmo, SC
17,05323741#120
Francis Howell R-III
O'Fallon, MO
17,04723741#80
Edison Township School District
Edison, NJ
17,03219896#50
Crowley ISD
Fort Worth, TX
17,01125680#740
Charlotte County
Port Charlotte, FL
16,99725680#310

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Spending and staffing comparisons are coming.