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Enrollment
528
High
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DARE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370111000457
Manteo High School
829 Wingina Avenue, Manteo, NC 27954 · (252) 473-5841 · Dare County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of North Carolina public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
213 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 143 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 143 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 123 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 119 | 23% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
67.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
36.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Manteo High School
Manteo High School's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manteo High School this school | 528 | 40.3% | 53.0% |
| Hendersonville High Hendersonville | 794 | 44.3% | 53.3% |
| Franklin High Franklin | 996 | 46.3% | 46.0% |
| Elkin High Elkin | 401 | 50.9% | 61.2% |
| Caldwell Early College Hudson | 387 | 39.0% | 79.2% |
| Forbush High East Bend | 787 | 54.8% | 39.7% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Manteo High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #175 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #225 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #140 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #340 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #244 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #344 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #427 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #274 of 277 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
528
-60 (-10%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 682
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 528 | 28.3 | 18.7:1 | 40% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 530 | 38.4 | 13.8:1 | 39% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 38.5 | 15.0:1 | 38% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 588 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 24% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 39.1 | 13.6:1 | 33% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 39% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 39 | 11.6:1 | 34% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 1,096 | 77 | 14.2:1 | 14% (150) |
| 1990-91 | 682 | 35 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manteo High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (530 to 528); teachers down 28% (39.1 to 28.3).
About Manteo High School
Manteo High School is a low-enrollment high school serving families in Manteo, North Carolina. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 528 students. High schools in North Carolina have about 761 students on average; enrollment here is 31% lower.
Federal data list 11 schools in Dare County Schools, with 4,968 students enrolled.
More than half of the students at Manteo High School are White (63%). Other reported shares: 28% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. That compares with about 86% White among all Dare County residents. The diversity index for Manteo High School is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 28.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 18.7:1. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 19.6:1. Roughly 40% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Manteo High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 51% of North Carolina public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Manteo High School is 13.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
In Dare County, home to about 37,875 people, the median household earns about $88,994 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Dare County number 12, with about 4,968 students.
Manteo Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Manteo High School ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
Manteo High School falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% decline, from 588 to 528. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.5:1 in 2020-21, and 18.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Dare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,875
Census ACS
Median income
$88,994
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dare County Schools
- First Flight High SchoolHigh · 874 students
- Manteo Elementary SchoolElementary · 636 students
- First Flight Middle SchoolMiddle · 604 students
- Kitty Hawk Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Nags Head Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
- Manteo Middle SchoolMiddle · 383 students
Other schools in Manteo
- Manteo Elementary SchoolElementary · 636 students
- Manteo Middle SchoolMiddle · 383 students
- Dare Early CollegeElementary
Nearby schools
- Manteo Elementary School0.4 mi · 636
- Manteo Middle School0.5 mi · 383
- Nags Head Elementary School4.6 mi · 484
- First Flight Middle School6.2 mi · 604
- First Flight Elementary School6.3 mi · 285
- Dare Learning Academy6.5 mi · 39
Frequently asked questions
About Manteo High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Manteo High School?
Manteo High School enrolls approximately 528 students in grades 09-12.
Is Manteo High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Manteo High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Manteo High School?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at Manteo High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Manteo High School?
At Manteo High School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 28% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Manteo High School public or private?
Manteo High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dare County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.