Kinston High
Kinston, NC · Lenoir County Public Schools · Grades 09–12
PublicRegular SchoolTraditional calendar
State grade
D
Score 46 · 2025
4-year grad rate
85%
2025
Average SAT
866
47% of students took it
Went to college
44%
Class of 2024
Academics
- Students enrolled
- 620
- School performance score
- 46
- 4-year graduation rate
- 85%
- 5-year graduation rate
- 93%
- Met UNC System minimum on ACT
- 21%
- Graduates enrolled in college
- 44%
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
AP & IB
- Students taking AP
- 11%
- AP exams passed (3+)
- 8.6%
- Students taking IB
- 5.0%
- IB exams passed
- 50%
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Average SAT over time
2015862
2016817
2017934
2018898
2019889
2020866
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Contact
- Address
- 2601 N Queen St, Kinston, NC 28501
- Phone
- (252) 527-8067
- District
- Lenoir County Public Schools
- Superintendent
- Kellan Bryant
- County
- Lenoir
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Other high schools in Lenoir County
- Lenoir County Learning AcademyPublic
- North Lenoir HighGrade C
- South Lenoir HighGrade C