West Brunswick High

As an expansive senior high in Shallotte, North Carolina, West Brunswick High instructs 1,466 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Brunswick County Schools. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so West Brunswick High sits 93% larger than that benchmark.

Brunswick County Schools runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 13,561 students. West Brunswick High is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, West Brunswick High reports that White students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder is composed of 22% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, West Brunswick High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 45.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Brunswick County shows median household income runs about $77,024, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. West Brunswick High is one of 22 public schools in Brunswick County (combined enrollment of about 15,069 students).

The closest other public school is Shallotte Middle, roughly 1.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around West Brunswick High. On composite proficiency, West Brunswick High comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 57.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. West Brunswick High's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,450 (now 1,466). White enrollment moved from 68% to 58% across the same window.

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