About Us

For over fifty years, Arendell Parrott Academy has offered the finest educational experience in eastern North Carolina. Our focus is academic excellence. At the Academy, students will find a challenging curriculum, an experienced, well-qualified faculty, extensive fine arts offerings, an extremely competitive athletic program, and many support services including college advising, an extended day program, and on-site tutoring. Our graduates attend many of the leading colleges and universities in the state, as well as some of the most respected universities in the country. Located on a beautiful 80-acre campus in Kinston, we draw over 700 students from twelve counties including the communities of Kinston, Greenville, New Bern, Goldsboro, and Jacksonville. Please come visit our campus and take a tour.