Swansboro High

Swansboro High is a high school of well-populated scale in Swansboro, North Carolina, run under Onslow County Schools, serveing 1,232 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 62% bigger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 761 students.

Onslow County Schools comprises 39 schools with combined enrollment of 27,397 students; Swansboro High is among them.

Looking at the student body, Swansboro High logs that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment; the rest looks like 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Black. Compared to Onslow County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Swansboro High has 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.9:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Onslow County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Swansboro High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.1%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Onslow County put the typical household earns roughly $68,148 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Onslow County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,501 students), Swansboro High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Queens Creek Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Swansboro High at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 9%: 1,127 students in 2018 compared to 1,232 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 75% to 69%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.