Total enrollment
13,561
+1,437 (+12%) vs SY 2020-21
20 schools in Brunswick County Schools
North Carolina · 13,561 students · 7 cities
Brunswick County Schools's public-school directory holds 20 schools, serving about 13,561 K-12 students inside North Carolina (an average of 678 per school).
4-year change in Brunswick County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
20
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Brunswick County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #40 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 13,561 | #26 of 116 | #638 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 20 | #37 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #62 of 116 | #6,312 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 99.5% | #2 of 114 | #204 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #61 of 111 | #1,704 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Brunswick County Schools
State test results across the district's 19 scored schools run from Brunswick County Early College at 90.5% proficient to Supply Elementary at 44.2%, a gap of 46.3 points. That is the 47th widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 19 district schools that reported both years went from 12,603 to 13,021 students (up 3%) and from 824 to 818 full-time teachers (down 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Brunswick High | Leland | High | 09-12 | 1,620 |
| West Brunswick High | Shallotte | High | 09-12 | 1,466 |
| South Brunswick High | Southport | High | 09-12 | 1,154 |
| Belville Elementary | Leland | Elementary | PK-05 | 812 |
| Leland Middle | Leland | Middle | 06-08 | 806 |
| Lincoln Elementary | Leland | Elementary | PK-05 | 738 |
| Town Creek Elementary | Winnabow | Elementary | KG-04 | 702 |
| Union Elementary | Shallotte | Elementary | KG-05 | 654 |
| Shallotte Middle | Shallotte | Middle | 06-08 | 627 |
| Virginia Williamson Elem | Bolivia | Elementary | PK-05 | 610 |
| South Brunswick Middle | Southport | Middle | 06-08 | 585 |
| Supply Elementary | Supply | Elementary | PK-05 | 580 |
| Town Creek Middle | Winnabow | Middle | 05-08 | 540 |
| Bolivia Elementary | Bolivia | Elementary | PK-05 | 514 |
| Cedar Grove Middle | Supply | Middle | 06-08 | 507 |
| Waccamaw | Ash | Elementary | KG-08 | 415 |
| Southport Elementary | Southport | Elementary | KG-05 | 413 |
| Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary | Ash | Elementary | PK-05 | 390 |
| Brunswick County Early College | Bolivia | High | 09-13 | 332 |
| The COAST | Bolivia | High | 06-12 | 96 |
About Brunswick County Schools
Across 20 schools, Brunswick County Schools serves about 13,561 students in North Carolina. By footprint it is a low-population district.
On the school-mix side, Brunswick County Schools consists of 10 elementary, 5 middle, and 5 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 678 in this district, higher than the North Carolina typical of 571.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Brunswick County Schools has rose 12% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 12,124 students to 13,561.
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