Total enrollment
7,847
-538 (-6%) vs SY 2017-18
18 schools in Carteret County Public Schools
North Carolina · 7,847 students · 7 cities
Carteret County Public Schools operates 18 public K-12 schools in North Carolina, enrolling about 7,847 students between them (9 elementary, 4 middle, and 4 high).
7-year change in Carteret County Public Schools
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
17
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
76%
was 77%
% Hispanic
11%
was 9%
% Black
4%
was 6%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Carteret High | Morehead City | High | 08-12 | 1,095 |
| Croatan High | Newport | High | 09-12 | 1,019 |
| White Oak Elementary | Cape Carteret | Elementary | PK-05 | 784 |
| Broad Creek Middle | Newport | Middle | 06-08 | 722 |
| Newport Elementary | Newport | Elementary | PK-05 | 621 |
| East Carteret High | Beaufort | High | 09-12 | 521 |
| Morehead City Middle | Morehead City | Middle | 06-08 | 506 |
| Morehead City Primary | Morehead City | Elementary | PK-03 | 502 |
| Bogue Sound Elementary | Newport | Elementary | PK-05 | 416 |
| Beaufort Elementary | Beaufort | Elementary | PK-05 | 346 |
| Newport Middle | Newport | Middle | 06-08 | 346 |
| Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary | Smyrna | Elementary | PK-08 | 262 |
| Beaufort Middle | Beaufort | Middle | 06-08 | 260 |
| Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn | Morehead City | Elementary | 04-05 | 253 |
| Harkers Island Elementary | Harkers Island | Elementary | KG-05 | 95 |
| Atlantic Elementary | Atlantic | Elementary | PK-05 | 88 |
| Bridges School | Morehead City | High | 06-12 | 11 |
| Marine Sci. and Tech. Early College HS | Morehead City | Combined | M-M | · |
About Carteret County Public Schools
Carteret County Public Schools is a thinly populated public-school district in North Carolina. The district oversees 18 schools and teaches approximately 7,847 students.
For a sense of the school types, Carteret County Public Schools spans 9 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Carteret County Public Schools runs about 436 students per campus, 24% below the state mean of roughly 571.
Trend over the past 7 years. Total public-school enrollment in Carteret County Public Schools has declined 6% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 8,385 students to 7,847.
On allk12, the community for Carteret County Public Schools discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.