Total enrollment
648
-7 (-1%) vs SY 2017-18
2 schools in Buxton
North Carolina · Public K-12
2 public-school campuses operate inside Buxton, with roughly 648 K-12 students enrolled (1 elementary and 1 high).
7-year change in Buxton
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
2
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
73%
was 77%
% Hispanic
23%
was 18%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Hatteras Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 284 |
| Cape Hatteras Secondary School | High | 06-12 | 364 |
About Buxton
Across Buxton, North Carolina, 2 public schools hosts about 648 students between them.
On the school-mix side, the city is built around 1 elementary, and 1 high.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 324, lower than the state mean of about 571.
Trend over the past 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 655 students in SY 2017-18 versus 648 in SY 2024-25. The Hispanic share of public-school enrollment increased from 18% to 23%.
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