Total enrollment
2,367
-307 (-11%) vs SY 2017-18
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 campus.
7-year change in Morehead City
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
70%
was 71%
% Hispanic
15%
was 13%
% Black
6%
was 7%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| 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-campus enrollment runs near 395, lower than the state mean of about 571.
Over the past 7-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Morehead City has shrank 11% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 2,674 students to 2,367.
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.