Hunters Creek Middle

Hunters Creek Middle, an average-sized junior high in Jacksonville, North Carolina, one of the schools within Onslow County Schools, works with 856 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 41% above typical.

Across the 39 schools in Onslow County Schools (27,397 students total), Hunters Creek Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Hunters Creek Middle records that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 19% Black, 19% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 57% of students at Hunters Creek Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Hunters Creek Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.4%; this one delivers 51.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Onslow County put median household income runs about $68,148, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Onslow County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,501 students), of which Hunters Creek Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Hunters Creek Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hunters Creek Middle comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 48.0%.

Hunters Creek Middle operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 21%: 705 students in 2018 compared to 856 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 19% across the same window.

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