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Public Schools in Carteret County, NC

Directory of 18 public schools operating in Carteret County.

County Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts
0 4,900 9,800 2020-2021: 7,954 students 7,954 2020-2021 2021-2022: 8,070 students 8,070 +1.5% 2021-2022 2022-2023: 8,227 students 8,227 +1.9% 2022-2023 2023-2024: 8,236 students 8,236 +0.1% 2023-2024 2024-2025: 8,053 students 8,053 -2.2% 2024-2025
School Year Operating Schools Total Students Teachers (FTE) Student/Teacher Ratio Total FRPL
2024-2025 18 8,053 516.0 15.6:1 5,985
2023-2024 18 8,236 604.2 13.6:1 3,632
2022-2023 18 8,227 601.6 13.7:1 6,278
2021-2022 18 8,070 616.9 13.1:1 5,718
2020-2021 18 7,954 599.8 13.3:1 5,927

School Districts in Carteret County

Census 2020 Map (PDF) 2 Districts
Carteret County Public Schools 17 Tiller School 1

Cities & Municipalities in Carteret County

7 Cities
Atlantic 1 Beaufort 4 Cape Carteret 1 Harkers Island 1 Morehead City 5 Newport 5 Smyrna 1

County Schools Listing

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School Name Grades Level District City Action
Atlantic Elementary PK-5 Elementary School Carteret County Public Schools Atlantic View ›
Beaufort Elementary PK-5 Elementary School Carteret County Public Schools Beaufort View ›
Beaufort Middle 6-8 Middle School Carteret County Public Schools Beaufort View ›
Bogue Sound Elementary PK-5 Elementary School Carteret County Public Schools Newport View ›
Bridges School 6-12 High School Carteret County Public Schools Morehead City View ›
Broad Creek Middle 6-8 Middle School Carteret County Public Schools Newport View ›
Croatan High 9-12 High School Carteret County Public Schools Newport View ›
Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary PK-8 Elementary School Carteret County Public Schools Smyrna View ›
East Carteret High 9-12 High School Carteret County Public Schools Beaufort View ›
Harkers Island Elementary K-5 Elementary School Carteret County Public Schools Harkers Island View ›
Morehead City Middle 6-8 Middle School Carteret County Public Schools Morehead City View ›
Morehead City Primary PK-3 Elementary School Carteret County Public Schools Morehead City View ›
Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn 4-5 Elementary School Carteret County Public Schools Morehead City View ›
Newport Elementary PK-5 Elementary School Carteret County Public Schools Newport View ›
Newport Middle 6-8 Middle School Carteret County Public Schools Newport View ›
Tiller School K-5 Elementary School Tiller School Beaufort View ›
West Carteret High 8-12 High School Carteret County Public Schools Morehead City View ›
White Oak Elementary PK-5 Elementary School Carteret County Public Schools Cape Carteret View ›