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The largest public schools in Carteret County, North Carolina

Across Carteret County, North Carolina, 18 public schools are ranked here, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. West Carteret High leads the list at 1,095, against a median of 381 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Carteret County, North Carolina

Top Students

1,095

Median Students

381

LARGEST · CARTERET COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	West Carteret High	Morehead City, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	High	1,095
2	Croatan High	Newport, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	High	1,019
3	White Oak Elementary	Cape Carteret, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	784
4	Broad Creek Middle	Newport, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Middle	722
5	Newport Elementary	Newport, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	621
6	East Carteret High	Beaufort, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	High	521
7	Morehead City Middle	Morehead City, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Middle	506
8	Morehead City Primary	Morehead City, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	502
9	Bogue Sound Elementary	Newport, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	416
10	Beaufort Elementary	Beaufort, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	346
11	Newport Middle	Newport, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Middle	346
12	Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary	Smyrna, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	262
13	Beaufort Middle	Beaufort, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Middle	260
14	Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn	Morehead City, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	253
15	Tiller School	Beaufort, NC	Tiller School	Elementary	206
16	Harkers Island Elementary	Harkers Island, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	95
17	Atlantic Elementary	Atlantic, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	88
18	Bridges School	Morehead City, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	High	11

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