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ExplorePender County Schools

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 3703570

Pender County Schools

Burgaw, NC

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

11,073

-0.3%YoY

Graduation Rate

88.9%

+2.8%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$23,494

+17.0%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

18.0:1

+11.1%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+3.3%vs. State

English Language Learners

10.9%

-29.7%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

11.7%

-26.4%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-1.2%

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