Bertie County Schools is a PK– 12 graded

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serving

Bertie County, North Carolina Bertie County ( , with both syllables stressed) is a county located in the northeast area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,934. Its county seat is Windsor. The county was created in 1722 as Ber ...

. Its nine schools serve 2,900 students as of the 2010–2011 school year.

Student demographics

For the 2010–2011 school year, Bertie County Schools had a total population of 2,900 students and 191.89 teachers on a ( FTE) basis. This produced a student-teacher ratio of 15.11:1. That same year, out of the student total, the gender ratio was 51% male to 49% female. The demographic group makeup was: Black, 83%; White, 13%; Hispanic, 1%; American Indian, 1%; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 1% (two or more races: 1%). For the same school year, 73.96% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches.

Governance

The primary governing body of Bertie County Schools follows a

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format with a five-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 five members of the Board of Education meet on the first Tuesday of each month. The current members of the board are: Emma Johnson (Chair), Bobby Occena (Vice-Chair), Tarsha Dudley, Rickey Freeman, and Alton Parker.

Superintendent

The current superintendent of the system is Elaine White. She had been interim superintendent and was chosen to be the permanent superintendent in November, 2012. Before moving into the system administration, White was previously a principal at Aulander Elementary School, being chosen as a Wachovia Principal of the Year for Bertie County for the 2008–09 school year.

Member schools

Bertie County Schools has nine schools ranging from pre-kindergarten to

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. Those nine schools are separated into three high schools, one

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, four

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, and one

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High schools

* Bertie Early College High School (

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) *

Bertie High School Bertie High School a public high school located in Windsor, North Carolina, United States. It is one of three high schools in the Bertie County Schools system in Bertie County. Bertie High School's enrollment as of 2015 is 945 students. The st ...

(Windsor) * Bertie STEM High School (Windsor)

Middle schools

* Bertie Middle School (Windsor)

Elementary schools, pre-school

* Askewville Pre-School (Windsor) * Aulander Elementary School ( Aulander) * Colerain Elementary School ( Colerain) * West Bertie Elementary ( Kelford) * Windsor Elementary (Windsor)

References

External links

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