Beaufort County Schools is a PK– 12 graded

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serving

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. Its 14 schools serve 7,202 students as of the 2010–2011 school year.

Student demographics

For the 2010–2011 school year, Beaufort County Schools had a total population of 7,202 students and 510.70 teachers on a ( FTE) basis. This produced a student-teacher ratio of 14.10:1. That same year, out of the student total, the gender ratio was 52% male to 48% female. The demographic group makeup was: White, 51%; Black, 33%; Hispanic, 2%; American Indian, 0%; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 0% (two or more races: 3%). For the same school year, 65.59% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches.

Governance

The primary governing body of Beaufort County Schools follows a

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format with a nine-member Board of Education appointing a

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to run the day-to-day operations of the system. The school system currently resides in the

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's First District.

Board of Education

The nine members of the Board of Education are elected by districts and generally meet on the third Tuesday of each month. The current members of the board are: * Eltha S. Booth (District 1) * E. C. Peed (District 2) * Barbara Boyd-Williams (District 3) * Terry Williams (District 4, Chair) * F. Mac Hodges (District 5) * Teressa Banks (District 6) * Robert Belcher (District 7) * Carolyn Walker (District 8; Vice-Chair) * Mike Isbell (District 9)

Superintendent

Don Phipps has been the superintendent of the system since January, 2010. He previously was an administrator with the

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in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Member schools

Beaufort County Schools has 14 schools ranging from pre-kindergarten to

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. Those eight schools are separated into four high schools, two middle schools, seven

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, and one alternative school that covers grades 6–12.

High schools

* Beaufort County Early College High School (

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) * Beaufort County Ed Tech Center – alternative school; grades 6–12 (Washington) * Northside High School (

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) * Southside High School ( Chocowinity) * Washington High School (Washington)

K-8 schools

* Bath Elementary School * S.W. Snowden Elementary School

Middle schools

* Chocowinity Middle School * P. S. Jones Middle School

Elementary schools

* Chocowinity Primary School * Eastern Elementary School * John Cotton Tayloe Elementary School * John Small Elementary School * Northeast Elementary School

Athletics

According to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, for the 2011–2012 school year: * Northside and Southside high schools are 1A schools in the 4 Rivers Conference. * Washington High is a 3A school in the Coastal Conference. * The Early College and the Ed Tech Center do not have athletic teams.

References

External links

* {{Beaufort County, North Carolina Education in Beaufort County, North Carolina School districts in North Carolina