Jacksonville High

Located at 1021 Henderson Dr, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Jacksonville High is a big 9-12 campus that instructs 1,441 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Onslow County Schools. That puts it 89% bigger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 761 students.

Within Onslow County Schools, which oversees 39 schools and 27,397 students, Jacksonville High is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Jacksonville High shows that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 25% Black, 19% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Jacksonville High reports 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jacksonville High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.4%; this one delivers 53.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Onslow County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,148 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Jacksonville High is one of 42 public schools in Onslow County (combined enrollment of about 27,501 students).

Nearest neighbor: Parkwood Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jacksonville High at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.9%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 12%: 1,289 students in 2018 compared to 1,441 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 19% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Jacksonville High community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.