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Pender County Schools

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Pender County Schools is located in southeast North Carolina. Pender County Schools has 869.79 square miles of land area and 62.99 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Pender County Schools population is 54,218. Pender County Schools median household income is $44,526 in 2010-2014. Pender County Schools median house value is $154,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Pender County Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (30 out of 104, top 29%) Elementary/Middle School: (37 out of 115, top 32%)* Rank: #37
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	16
Population	54,218 (2010-2014), rank #48
Population Growth	9.74% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	58.12/sq mi, rank #89
Median Household Income:	$44,526 at 2010-2014—4.13% increase since 2005-2009, rank #37
Median House Price:	$154,500 at 2010-2014—18.12% increase since 2005-2009, rank #34
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	869.79 sq mi, rank #4
Water Area:	62.99 sq mi (6.75%), rank #15
State:	North Carolina
County:	Pender County
City:	Willard, Burgaw, Wallace, Watha, Hampstead, Wilmington, Rocky Point, Holly Ridge, Topsail Beach, Surf City, Maple Hill, Currie, Atkinson, Ivanhoe, Kelly, Saint Helena
Zip:	28478, 28425, 28466, 28443, 28411, 28457, 28445, 28454, 28435, 28421, 28447, 28448
Area:	Wilmington, NC

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Pender County Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

925 Penderlea Hwy

Burgaw NC, 28425, Pender County

Phone: 910-259-2187

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	8,719	8,760	8,520	8,450	8,358	8,256	8,083
English Language Learner Students:	293	337	327	379	431	485	540
Total Teachers:	533.61	533.97	520.31	536.95	531.41	553.60	533.10
Prekindergarten:	19.40	19.00	18.82	19.00	18.00	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	36.81	37.10	31.44	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	318.74	312.11	285.50	290.91	253.02	268.40	262.00
Secondary:	157.16	158.23	181.45	224.84	258.09	282.20	264.10
Ungraded:	1.50	7.53	3.10	2.20	2.30	3.00	7.00
Total Other Staff:	451.74	450.09	444.22	451.46	448.73	482.30	458.50
Instructional Aides:	112.42	120.14	118.28	123.66	120.62	142.40	131.60
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	6.50	4.33	3.85	6.58	5.00	8.50	8.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	20.69	21.79	24.26	23.00	22.90	22.40	22.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	7.97	6.70	7.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	9.69	10.79	13.26	12.00	14.93	15.70	15.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	15.00	15.00	14.00	15.00	14.81	11.90	13.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.40	6.20
District Administrators:	7.05	9.00	7.82	9.00	9.00	9.00	8.90
District Administrative Support:	27.27	27.92	29.72	30.32	31.52	32.90	30.50
School Administrators:	34.00	32.50	36.55	35.92	33.88	31.30	29.90
School Administrative Support:	36.40	35.31	34.29	33.91	35.20	40.10	34.40
Student Support Services:	53.62	52.09	54.79	52.33	56.33	51.50	42.10
Other Support Services:	138.79	132.01	120.66	121.74	119.47	125.90	131.40
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.34	16.41	16.37	15.74	15.73	14.91	15.16

Schools

Burgaw Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	400 North Wright St, Burgaw NC 28425
Burgaw Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	500 South Wright St, Burgaw NC 28425
Cape Fear Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1882 Nc Hwy 133, Rocky Point NC 28457
Cape Fear Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1886 Nc Hwy 133, Rocky Point NC 28457
Heide Trask High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	14328 Nc Hwy 210, Rocky Point NC 28457
Malpass Corner Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4992 Malpass Corner Rd, Burgaw NC 28425
North Topsail Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1310 Sloop Point Loop Rd, Hampstead NC 28443
Pender Early College High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	100 East Industrial Dr, Burgaw NC 28425
Pender High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	5380 Nc Hwy 53 West, Burgaw NC 28425
Penderlea Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 8	82 Penderlea School Rd, Willard NC 28478
Rocky Point Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	255 Elementary School Rd, Rocky Point NC 28457
South Topsail Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	997 Hoover Rd, Hampstead NC 28443
Topsail Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	17385 Us Hwy 17, Hampstead NC 28443
Topsail High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	245 North St Johns Rd, Hampstead NC 28443
Topsail Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	17445 Us Hwy 17, Hampstead NC 28443
West Pender Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	10750 Nc Hwy 53 West, Burgaw NC 28425

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
EOC Test
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	94.1%	82.6%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	69.1%	66.7%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74.3%	69%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77.3%	67.7%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	85.2%	77.8%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	78.3%	76.7%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	79.6%	78.7%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	37.3%	36.3%
2006	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	87%	80.3%
2007	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	76.2%	65.1%
2008	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	71.6%	67.2%
2009	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	73.6%	72.9%
2010	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	93.4%	84.9%
2011	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	85.3%	82.3%
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	83.4%	63.4%
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	79.2%	65.3%
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	68.7%	68%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	78.4%	71.2%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	90.3%	81.2%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	86.6%	79.9%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	91.6%	83%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	53.4%	45.6%
2006	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	89.2%	77.1%
2008	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	57%	71.8%
2009	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	73.6%	77.7%
2006	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	66.8%	60.1%
2007	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	65.9%	65.8%
2008	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	68.5%	68.5%
2009	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	72.3%	71.4%
2010	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	79.7%	78.7%
2011	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	79.1%	80%
2006	English I	End of course	% met std	89.6%	82.8%
2007	English I	End of course	% met std	72.2%	72.1%
2008	English I	End of course	% met std	75.3%	73.1%
2009	English I	End of course	% met std	75.7%	73.8%
2010	English I	End of course	% met std	86.9%	82.4%
2011	English I	End of course	% met std	83.4%	80.6%
2012	English I	End of course	% met std	86.4%	82.9%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	56.8%	51.2%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	82.2%	68.8%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	78.2%	63.3%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	77.2%	67.9%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	81.8%	73.3%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	94.3%	82.3%
2006	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	80.8%	69.1%
2008	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	60.4%	58.4%
2009	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	53.9%	62.7%
2010	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	77.6%	76.4%
2011	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	77.1%	76.5%
2006	Physics	End of course	% met std	90.3%	85.1%
2008	Physics	End of course	% met std	84.8%	81.5%
2009	Physics	End of course	% met std	76.5%	85.9%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	68.5%	56.8%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	76.2%	64.6%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	63.9%	66.5%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	69.8%	71.2%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	89.3%	81.6%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	86.3%	81.5%
EOG Test
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	21.7%	17.6%
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	40%	22.6%
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	71.4%	25.1%
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	40%	61%
2012	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	33.3%	55.7%
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	7.1%	18.5%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	57.1%	56%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	40%	67.2%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77.8%	63.5%
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	44.4%	58.6%
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	51.8%	54.1%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	55.4%	51.8%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	75.2%	71.9%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	83.1%	70.1%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	80.3%	69.4%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	78.4%	69.9%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74.1%	67.8%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75.7%	70.9%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78.3%	73.2%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84.8%	81.3%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83.8%	81.9%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	82.1%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.3%	82.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	35.9%	46.8%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.3%	82.9%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.1%	81.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	55.9%	54.5%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	65.5%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	66.4%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.7%	67.6%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69.3%	68.8%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	43.3%	45.2%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	59.8%	65%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	69.4%	67.7%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70.6%	72.8%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81.8%	81.5%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	83%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80.9%	83.8%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81%	85.1%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	44.8%	47.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.5%	83.4%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.5%	85.2%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	62.7%	59.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.7%	69.1%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.6%	71.6%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	71.6%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68.7%	71.6%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	43.0%	43.7%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	40.8%	49.5%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	52.8%	52%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	60.5%	58.7%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61.2%	63.1%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70.8%	66.7%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73.1%	69.6%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82.8%	80.1%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85.8%	81.2%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83.5%	82%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79.2%	82.1%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	40.1%	47.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	88.4%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.3%	89.3%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56.5%	55.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.2%	68.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.9%	71.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.2%	72.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.5%	72.3%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	36.4%	39.5%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	41.7%	40.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	61.6%	60.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79.9%	68.9%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78.1%	73.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79%	75.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	41.7%	45.4%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	69.7%	61.9%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64.6%	64.6%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71.1%	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	79.1%	78.1%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	83.4%	80.5%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	85.8%	80.7%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	83.2%	80.5%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	33.2%	38.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.8%	81.5%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.7%	82.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	60.1%	59.3%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.5%	71%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.3%	75.3%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.2%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.7%	75.2%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	46.5%	46.4%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	66.9%	61.8%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71.2%	63.5%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	76.2%	67.3%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	80.7%	78.4%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	81.3%	80.2%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	85%	81.1%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	86.6%	81.1%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	40.1%	38.5%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.8%	86.4%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88.6%	86.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50%	51.1%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.6%	65%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.4%	66.8%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.2%	67.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.3%	68.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.2%	47.8%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	36.1%	46%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	52.9%	50.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	62.5%	57.5%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	68.3%	60.7%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	71.5%	65.1%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	79.5%	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	88.5%	80.4%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	89.7%	83.9%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	90.5%	84.4%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	90.9%	85.2%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	34.3%	34.2%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.8%	86.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.4%	87.9%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	59.6%	54.2%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.5%	66.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.6%	69.5%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.6%	69.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.4%	71.1%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	39.3%	41.0%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	58.7%	51.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.9%	67.6%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	84.9%	72.8%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	86.5%	74.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	85.9%	77.3%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67.8%	59.1%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$71,065,000	$8,341		$88,333,000	$10,454		$78,079,000	$9,342
Federal:	$11,962,000	$1,404	16.8%	$13,410,000	$1,587	15.2%	$12,888,000	$1,542	16.5%
State:	$42,125,000	$4,944	59.3%	$40,657,000	$4,811	46.0%	$40,451,000	$4,840	51.8%
Local:	$16,978,000	$1,993	23.9%	$34,266,000	$4,055	38.8%	$24,740,000	$2,960	31.7%
Total Expenditures:	$74,756,000	$8,774		$77,380,000	$9,157		$75,448,000	$9,027
Total Current Expenditures:	$68,953,000	$8,093		$67,749,000	$8,018		$66,604,000	$7,969
Instructional Expenditures:	$40,674,000	$4,774	59.0%	$40,285,000	$4,767	59.5%	$40,203,000	$4,810	60.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,187,000	$726	9.0%	$5,935,000	$702	8.8%	$5,898,000	$706	8.9%
Administration:	$6,896,000	$809	10.0%	$6,647,000	$787	9.8%	$6,449,000	$772	9.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$15,196,000	$1,784	22.0%	$14,882,000	$1,761	22.0%	$14,054,000	$1,682	21.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,519,000	$178		$4,797,000	$568		$3,789,000	$453
Construction:	$1,165,000	$137		$4,592,000	$543		$3,495,000	$418
Total Other:	$99,000	$12		$98,000	$12		$97,000	$12
Interest on Debt:	$3,895,000	$457		$4,449,000	$527		$4,677,000	$560

Total Salary:	$39,062,000	$4,585		$39,871,000	$4,718		$40,518,000	$4,848
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$27,065,000	$3,177	69.3%	$27,816,000	$3,292	69.8%	$28,091,000	$3,361	69.3%
Other Salary:	$11,997,000	$1,408	30.7%	$12,055,000	$1,427	30.2%	$12,427,000	$1,487	30.7%
Total Benefit:	$12,165,000	$1,428		$11,464,000	$1,357		$10,676,000	$1,277
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$8,500,000	$998	69.9%	$8,078,000	$956	70.5%	$7,477,000	$895	70.0%
Other Benefit:	$3,665,000	$430	30.1%	$3,386,000	$401	29.5%	$3,199,000	$383	30.0%

* Pender County Schools was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.