Bertie County Schools

The demographic group makeup was: Black, 83%; White, 13%; Hispanic, 1%; American Indian, 1%; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 1% (two or more races: 1%).

[2] For the same school year, 73.96% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches.

The school system currently resides in the North Carolina State Board of Education's First District.

The current members of the board are: Emma Johnson (Chair), Bobby Occena (Vice-Chair), Tarsha Dudley, Rickey Freeman, and Alton Parker.

[6] 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.