Whiteville City Schools
Whiteville City Schools is a public school district based in Whiteville, North Carolina, serving 2,042 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #94 of the 112 North Carolina districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 16% of them. Its schools average 408 students each, about the same as the North Carolina median of 446. Its superintendent is Dr Jonathan Williams. It spends about $11,967 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% more than the North Carolina median. It has roughly 17.2 students per teacher.
How Whiteville compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Whiteville | North Carolina median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,967 | $11,153 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,566 | $6,920 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $25.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $27.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 119 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.2 | 15.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 510 | 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.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Dr Jonathan Williams
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, EDDIE, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in North Carolina
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomasville City SchoolsThomasville | 2,149 | 4 | $13,161 | 19.0 | #89 |
| Polk County SchoolsColumbus | 2,110 | 7 | $12,894 | 14.2 | #91 |
| Caswell County SchoolsYanceyville | 2,098 | 6 | $11,161 | 15.1 | #92 |
| Madison County SchoolsMarshall | 2,063 | 7 | $12,372 | 12.2 | #93 |
| Whiteville City SchoolsWhiteville · this district | 2,042 | 5 | $11,967 | 17.2 | #94 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough School DistrictKetchikan, AK | 2,043 | $22,299 | 13.9 |
| Lyons School District 103Lyons, IL | 2,042 | $16,047 | 9.9 |
| Jamestown 1Jamestown, ND | 2,042 | $13,248 | 8.8 |
| New London School DistrictNew London, WI | 2,042 | $11,696 | 14.1 |
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.
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