Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools

The move towards merging the two school systems was approved by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1967.

[2] The separate school systems of Elizabeth City and Pasquotank County completed their merger in 1969.

The demographic group makeup was: White, 48%; Black, 44%; Hispanic, 5%; Asian/Pacific Islander, 1%; and American Indian, 0% (two or more races: 3%).

[5] The primary governing body of Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools follows a council–manager government format with a seven-member Board of Education appointing a Superintendent to run the day-to-day operations of the system.

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