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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Currituck County High this year?
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Enrollment
1,061
High
DISTRICT 668 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CURRITUCK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370108000449
Currituck County High
4203 Caratoke Hwy, Barco, NC 27917 · (252) 453-0014 · Currituck County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,061 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of North Carolina public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
363 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 299 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 239 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 258 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 265 | 25% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
59.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
36.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 68% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Currituck County High
Currituck County High's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currituck County High this school | 1,061 | 34.2% | 48.9% |
| Oak Grove High Winston-Salem | 992 | 34.0% | 52.9% |
| East Lincoln High Denver | 1,047 | 31.8% | 62.7% |
| Mount Pleasant High Mount Pleasant | 894 | 38.4% | 46.5% |
| Swansboro High Swansboro | 1,232 | 36.7% | 60.1% |
| West Henderson High Hendersonville | 1,053 | 36.3% | 58.9% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Currituck County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #216 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #232 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #195 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,061 | #170 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #421 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.7% | #409 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.2% | #458 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.5% | #60 of 164 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,061
+83 (+8%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 678
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,061 | 43 | 24.7:1 | 34% (363) |
| 2023-24 | 1,041 | 60.1 | 17.3:1 | 33% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 1,057 | 62.5 | 16.9:1 | 30% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 978 | 67 | 14.6:1 | 18% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 943 | 66 | 14.3:1 | 24% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 1,030 | 65 | 15.8:1 | 27% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 1,043 | 64 | 16.3:1 | 25% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 941 | 83 | 11.3:1 | 17% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 678 | 38 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Currituck County High.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (943 to 1,061); teachers down 35% (66 to 43).
About Currituck County High
Federal records list Currituck County High as a high school in Barco, North Carolina. The school's enrollment of 1,061 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in North Carolina average about 761 students each.
Currituck County High is in Currituck County Schools, a district with 4,601 students across 10 schools.
At Currituck County High, White students make up 75% of the student body. Next come 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 5% Black. The county population is about 85% White. Currituck County High's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Currituck County High is 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 24.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. About 34% of students, or 363, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Currituck County average 36%.
allk12 grades Currituck County High a C+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school in North Carolina with Currituck County High's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 68.4%. Currituck County High scores 48.9%.
Census estimates describe Currituck County this way: the median household income is $93,511, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Currituck County has 12 public schools and roughly 4,651 students.
Currituck County Middle is the public school closest to Currituck County High, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Currituck County High is 8th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns Currituck County High the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Currituck County High's enrollment climbed 8%, to 1,061. The school's ratio rose from 14.6:1 to 24.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Currituck County High may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Currituck County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,601
Census ACS
Median income
$93,511
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,651 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Currituck County Schools
- Moyock ElementaryElementary · 740 students
- Moyock MiddleMiddle · 635 students
- Shawboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Currituck County MiddleMiddle · 435 students
- The JP Knapp ECH (i)SchoolHigh · 274 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 264 students
Other schools in Barco
- Currituck County MiddleMiddle · 435 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Currituck County Middle0.1 mi · 435
- Central Elementary2.5 mi · 264
- The JP Knapp ECH (i)School5.6 mi · 274
- Water's Edge Village School7.6 mi · 50
- W T Griggs Elementary7.7 mi · 258
- Shawboro Elementary School7.9 mi · 625
Frequently asked questions
About Currituck County HighHow many students attend Currituck County High?
Currituck County High enrolls approximately 1,061 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Currituck County High serve?
Currituck County High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Currituck County High?
Approximately 24.7:1 students per teacher at Currituck County High.
How diverse is Currituck County High?
Currituck County High reports a student body of 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Currituck County High?
Currituck County High is overseen by Currituck County Schools in Currituck County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.