Currituck County High

As a moderately sized senior high in Barco, North Carolina, Currituck County High serves 1,061 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Currituck County Schools. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so Currituck County High sits 39% larger than that benchmark.

Within Currituck County Schools, which oversees 10 schools and 4,601 students, Currituck County High is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Currituck County High records that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting Currituck County High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Currituck County High is in the bottom 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 68.4%; Currituck County High posts 48.9%, -19.5 points below that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Currituck County shows the typical household earns roughly $93,511 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Currituck County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,651 students), of which Currituck County High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Currituck County Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Currituck County High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Currituck County High at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 67.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Currituck County High has rose 13%, going from 943 students in 2018 to 1,061 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 4% to 10% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 24.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Currituck County High community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.