Total enrollment
24,791
-1,549 (-6%) vs SY 2017-18
42 schools in New Hanover County Schools
North Carolina · 24,791 students · 4 cities
New Hanover County Schools, North Carolina runs 42 public K-12 schools today, teaching approximately 24,791 students across 26 elementary, 7 middle, and 9 high.
7-year change in New Hanover County Schools
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
42
-1 (-2%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
56%
was 61%
% Hispanic
20%
was 14%
% Black
16%
was 19%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About New Hanover County Schools
New Hanover County Schools is a medium-population public-school district in North Carolina. The district oversees 42 schools and teaches approximately 24,791 students.
For a sense of the school types, New Hanover County Schools spans 26 elementary, 7 middle, and 9 high schools.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 6%: 26,340 students in SY 2017-18 versus 24,791 in SY 2024-25. New Hanover County Schools now counts 42 public schools, down from 43 in SY 2017-18. On the demographic side, Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 20% over the same window.
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