Eugene Ashley High

Located at 555 Halyburton Memorial Parkwy, in Wilmington, North Carolina, Eugene Ashley High is a substantial high school that serves 1,893 students (grades 9 through 12), part of New Hanover County Schools. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so Eugene Ashley High sits 149% above that benchmark.

Within New Hanover County Schools, which oversees 42 schools and 24,791 students, Eugene Ashley High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Eugene Ashley High reports that White students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school reports 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than New Hanover County's rate of about 67%.

With demographic context factored in, Eugene Ashley High is in the bottom 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 66.6%; Eugene Ashley High posts 45.2%, -21.4 points below that line.

Across the wider county, census data for New Hanover County shows median household earnings sit near $75,166, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, New Hanover County runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,460 students), of which Eugene Ashley High is one.

The closest other public school is Charles P Murray Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Eugene Ashley High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Eugene Ashley High at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 71.3%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Eugene Ashley High's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,990 (now 1,893). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 10% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 in 2025.

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