Total enrollment
2,367
-47 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Morehead City
North Carolina · Public K-12
Morehead City sits inside North Carolina and runs 6 public K-12 schools, serving about 2,367 students between them, an average of 395 per school.
4-year change in Morehead City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
-1 (-17%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
9,806
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
2,367
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
6
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridges School | High | 06-12 | 11 |
| Marine Sci. and Tech. Early College HS | Combined | M-M | · |
| Morehead City Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 506 |
| Morehead City Primary | Elementary | PK-03 | 502 |
| Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn | Elementary | 04-05 | 253 |
| West Carteret High | High | 08-12 | 1,095 |
About Morehead City
Public education in Morehead City, North Carolina runs across 6 schools that hosts roughly 2,367 students. By footprint, Morehead City sits in the middle-population bracket.
On the school-mix side, the city covers 2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, and 1 other.
Per-school enrollment runs near 395, lower than the state mean of about 571.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Morehead City has remained close to its prior level since SY 2020-21, moving from about 2,414 students to 2,367. Over that span, Morehead City lost 1 school, going from 6 to 5.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Morehead City discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.