Beaufort Middle

Beaufort Middle is a modestly sized 6-8 campus in Beaufort, North Carolina, one of the schools within Carteret County Public Schools. The school hosts 260 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 57% smaller than typical.

Beaufort Middle is one of 17 schools operated by Carteret County Public Schools, a district that instructs 7,847 students overall.

Demographically, Beaufort Middle lists that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 13% multiracial, 10% Black, 8% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Beaufort Middle has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Carteret County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Beaufort Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.7%, the actual is 62.0%, a residual of +13.3 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Carteret County shows the typical household earns roughly $72,322 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Beaufort Middle is one of 19 public schools in Carteret County (combined enrollment of about 8,053 students).

Beaufort Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Beaufort Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 66.7%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Beaufort Middle's enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 276 (now 260). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 18% to 10%.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Beaufort Middle typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.