New Bern High

As a substantial 9-12 campus in New Bern, North Carolina, New Bern High educates 1,637 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Craven County Board of Education. Compared to the state average of about 761 students per school, that is 115% bigger than typical.

New Bern High is one of 26 schools operated by Craven County Board of Education, a district that works with 12,152 students overall.

Looking at the student body, New Bern High reports that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% Black, 13% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Craven County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, New Bern High has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 27.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting New Bern High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 51% of students at New Bern High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Craven County's rate of about 74%.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, New Bern High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 63.3%; actual is 38.7%, a gap of -24.5 points.

In the area at large, census data for Craven County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,873 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Craven County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,526 students), New Bern High is one campus in the mix.

Ben D. Quinn Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around New Bern High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts New Bern High at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 61.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at New Bern High has shrank 4%, going from 1,710 students in 2018 to 1,637 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 51% to 44% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 27.6:1 today.

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