John T Hoggard High

John T Hoggard High, a sprawling high school in Wilmington, North Carolina, run under New Hanover County Schools, works with 2,082 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 174% above the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 761 students.

New Hanover County Schools comprises 42 schools with combined enrollment of 24,791 students; John T Hoggard High is among them.

On demographics, John T Hoggard High logs that White students make up the majority at 65%. Beyond that, the school reports 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

Looking at school resources, John T Hoggard High lists 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.6:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, New Hanover County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, John T Hoggard High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.7%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for New Hanover County indicate median household income runs about $75,166, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. John T Hoggard High is one of 50 public schools in New Hanover County (combined enrollment of about 27,460 students).

Nearest neighbor: Roland-Grise Middle, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John T Hoggard High. On composite proficiency, John T Hoggard High comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 68.8%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John T Hoggard High has ticked up 12%, going from 1,857 students in 2018 to 2,082 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 65% across the same window.

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