Eastern Wayne High

Eastern Wayne High is a middle-of-the-pack 9-12 campus in Goldsboro, North Carolina, overseen by Wayne County Public Schools. The school teaches 781 students in grades 9 through 12.

Within Wayne County Public Schools, which oversees 33 schools and 17,150 students, Eastern Wayne High is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Eastern Wayne High logs that the largest single group is Black, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 20% Hispanic, 12% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 30% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.9:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 98% of students at Eastern Wayne High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Eastern Wayne High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.9%; this one delivers 39.6%.

In the broader community, Wayne County reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,733 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Eastern Wayne High is one of 36 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 18,481 students).

The closest other public school is Edgewood Cmty Developmental, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Eastern Wayne High. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eastern Wayne High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.1%.

Eastern Wayne High operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 25%: 1,044 students in 2018 compared to 781 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 31% to 12% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Eastern Wayne High community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.