The COAST

The COAST is a minimally staffed high school in Bolivia, North Carolina, operated by Brunswick County Schools. The school enrolls 96 students in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 87% leaner than the state mean of about 761.

Within Brunswick County Schools, which oversees 20 schools and 13,561 students, The COAST is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, The COAST logs that White students make up the majority at 67%; the rest looks like 14% Black, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The COAST reports 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.3:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, Brunswick County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,024, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Brunswick County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,069 students), The COAST is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Brunswick County Early College, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. The COAST's enrollment has contracted 28% since 2018, when it stood at 133 (now 96). The White share of enrollment declined from 71% to 67% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 7.0:1 in 2018 to 5.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.