Enrollment
208
High
DISTRICT 766 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAVEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION·NCES 370331003127
Early College EAST High
104 Middle School Lane, Havelock, NC 28532 · (252) 444-5194 · Craven County
GRADES 09–13HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL208 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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.
- B-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
37.1:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
57 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 59 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 48 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 19% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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+)Math
55.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The North Carolina average is about 52 of 100.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Early College EAST High
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early College EAST High this school | 208 | 27.4% | 61.6% |
| Agriculture and Science Early College Olin | 255 | 26.3% | 86.0% |
| Collaborative College for Technology Statesville | 232 | 23.7% | N/A |
| Onslow Early College Jacksonville | 189 | 24.3% | N/A |
| Crossroads Arts and Science Early Colleg Statesville | 225 | 28.9% | N/A |
| Isaac M Bear Early College High School Wilmington | 260 | 25.8% | 92.5% |
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 Early College EAST High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #116 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #105 of 464 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 208 | #470 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 37.1:1 | #464 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #288 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.4% | #488 of 527 |
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
208
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
+316% since 2010-11, when it was 50
Student : Teacher
37.1:1
was 29.1:1
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 | 208 | 5.6 | 37.1:1 | 27% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 199 | 8.7 | 23.0:1 | 26% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 8.5 | 23.9:1 | 23% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 204 | 7 | 29.1:1 | 15% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 192 | 10 | 19.2:1 | 16% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 210 | 9 | 23.3:1 | 21% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 50 | 2 | 25.0:1 | 24% (12) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Early College EAST High.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (192 to 208); teachers down 44% (10 to 5.6).
About Early College EAST High
Early College EAST High runs as a small high school in Havelock, North Carolina. School enrollment was 208 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 13. For comparison, high schools in North Carolina average about 761 students.
Craven County Board of Education counts 12,152 students in its 26 schools, and Early College EAST High is one of them.
A majority of students at Early College EAST High, 62%, are White. The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Early College EAST High has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Early College EAST High is 5.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 37.1:1. That ratio is over the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 27%. For comparison, public schools in Craven County average 74%.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Early College EAST High receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Early College EAST High would score about 70.5%. It scores 61.6%, 8.8 points below that figure.
Federal survey data for Craven County show that median household income is about $65,873, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Early College EAST High is among the 27 public schools in Craven County.
The nearest other public school, Havelock Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Early College EAST High. By average proficiency, Early College EAST High is 3rd among 9 schools close by.
Early College EAST High is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 208, close to the 204 recorded in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 37.1 students per teacher, compared with 29.1 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Early College EAST High. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Craven County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
102,612
Census ACS
Median income
$65,873
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,526 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Craven County Board of Education
- New Bern HighHigh · 1,637 students
- Havelock HighHigh · 1,014 students
- West Craven HighHigh · 751 students
- H J MacDonald MiddleMiddle · 632 students
- West Craven MiddleMiddle · 614 students
- Grover C Fields MiddleMiddle · 542 students
Other schools in Havelock
- Havelock HighHigh · 1,014 students
- Arthur W Edwards ElementaryElementary · 489 students
- Tucker Creek MiddleMiddle · 478 students
- Roger Bell New Tech AcademyElementary · 408 students
- W Jesse Gurganus ElementaryElementary · 340 students
- Havelock MiddleMiddle · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Havelock Elementary0.0 mi · 248
- Havelock Middle0.1 mi · 313
- Havelock High0.4 mi · 1,014
- Roger Bell New Tech Academy1.1 mi · 408
- Graham A Barden Elementary1.7 mi · 237
- Arthur W Edwards Elementary2.8 mi · 489
Frequently asked questions
About Early College EAST HighHow many students attend Early College EAST High?
Early College EAST High enrolls approximately 208 students in grades 09-13.
What grades does Early College EAST High serve?
Early College EAST High serves grades 09-13.
How many students per teacher at Early College EAST High?
Approximately 37.1:1 students per teacher at Early College EAST High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Early College EAST High?
At Early College EAST High, the student body is approximately 62% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Early College EAST High public or private?
Early College EAST High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Craven County Board of Education.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.