Washington High

Washington High is a senior high of reasonably sized scale in Washington, North Carolina, run under Beaufort County Schools, works with 794 students in grades 9 through 12.

Across the 13 schools in Beaufort County Schools (5,601 students total), Washington High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Washington High reports that 42% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 33% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

On the resource side, Washington High lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.0:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Washington High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.4%, the actual is 35.3%, a residual of -13.2 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Beaufort County indicate the typical household earns roughly $58,357 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington High is one of 15 public schools in Beaufort County (combined enrollment of about 6,030 students).

Eastern Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Washington High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Washington High at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 61.3%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington High has contracted 21%, going from 1,004 students in 2018 to 794 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 43% to 33%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.