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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public schools in Carteret County, North Carolina

Across Carteret County, North Carolina, 14 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Croatan High leads the list at 27.9%, against a median of 98.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Carteret County, North Carolina

Best % FRL

27.9%

Median % FRL

98.8%

LOWEST POVERTY · CARTERET COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Croatan High	Newport, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	High	1,019	27.9%
2	White Oak Elementary	Cape Carteret, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	784	29.5%
3	Broad Creek Middle	Newport, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Middle	722	30.1%
4	Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn	Morehead City, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	253	97.6%
5	East Carteret High	Beaufort, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	High	521	97.7%
6	Morehead City Primary	Morehead City, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	502	98.4%
7	Newport Middle	Newport, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Middle	346	98.8%
8	Beaufort Middle	Beaufort, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Middle	260	98.8%
9	Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary	Smyrna, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	262	98.9%
10	West Carteret High	Morehead City, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	High	1,095	99.0%
11	Beaufort Elementary	Beaufort, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	346	99.1%
12	Bogue Sound Elementary	Newport, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	416	99.3%
13	Morehead City Middle	Morehead City, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Middle	506	99.4%
14	Newport Elementary	Newport, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	621	99.5%

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