Beaufort County Schools (North Carolina)

The demographic group makeup was: White, 51%; Black, 33%; Hispanic, 2%; American Indian, 0%; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 0% (two or more races: 3%).

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

[4] The nine members of the Board of Education are elected by districts and generally meet on the third Tuesday of each month.

The current members of the board are:[5] Don Phipps has been the superintendent of the system since January, 2010.

He previously was an administrator with the Cumberland County Schools in Fayetteville, North Carolina.