Havelock Middle

Havelock Middle, a modestly sized middle-grades school in Havelock, North Carolina, one of the schools within Craven County Board of Education, instructs 313 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 48% smaller than typical.

Across the 26 schools in Craven County Board of Education (12,152 students total), Havelock Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Havelock Middle records that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 31% Black, 14% multiracial, 13% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

On the resource side, Havelock Middle records 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Havelock Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Craven County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Havelock Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.1%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Craven County indicate median household income runs about $65,873, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Havelock Middle is one of 27 public schools in Craven County (combined enrollment of about 12,526 students).

Nearest neighbor: Early College EAST High, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Havelock Middle comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 57.7%.

Havelock Middle operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Havelock Middle has ticked down 18%, going from 381 students in 2018 to 313 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 38% to 31% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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