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Brunswick County Schools

Brunswick County, North Carolina · Grades PK-13

Address
35 Referendum Drive, Bolivia, NC 28422
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NCES agency ID
3700420
State LEA ID
NC-100
20
Schools
13,309
Students
885
Teachers (FTE)
15.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
5
Low-performing schools
26.4%
EL making progress

Enrollment and school counts are the state’s 2024-2025figures where reported, otherwise the federal NCES directory.

School calendar

Term dates, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays for Brunswick County Schools, as the district publishes them — with printable PDFs and calendar files you can subscribe to.

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NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Official accountability results published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. School Performance Grades combine achievement (80%) with academic growth (20%).

Schools by type

School typeSchoolsAverage students
Elementary9599
Middle5608
High41,094
K-81408
6-12191
All schools20--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A15.3%
B210.5%
C1157.9%
D526.3%
F00.0%
All graded schools19100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded210.5%
Met631.6%
Not Met1157.9%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 371.1%44.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)63.2%42.9%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)56.9%37.8%
English II53.8%29.1%
Biology52.6%36.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)50.4%29.2%
NC Math 134.9%12.5%

Grade-level proficient is achievement levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Outcomes

MeasureResult
4-year cohort graduation rate87.6%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned56.4%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments46%
Students promoted to the next grade87.3%
Students retained in grade12.7%
English learners making progress (of 951)26.4%
Schools identified as low-performing5 of 19
First page of the Brunswick County Schools report card PDF

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The Brunswick County Schools report card as a two-page interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Student Demographics

White 58.76%Hispanic 18.7%Black 13.94%Two+ Races 7.24%Asian 0.66%Native Am. 0.52%Pacific Isl. 0.17%
White: 58.76% (7,969) Hispanic: 18.7% (2,536) Black: 13.94% (1,890) Two+ Races: 7.24% (982) Asian: 0.66% (90) Native Am.: 0.52% (71) Pacific Isl.: 0.17% (23)
White58.76%
Hispanic18.7%
Black13.94%
Two+ Races7.24%
Asian0.66%
Native Am.0.52%
Pacific Isl.0.17%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 13,561
48.5%6,577 Female
51.5%6,984 Male

Student counts for Brunswick County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 13,561 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 75.04%Chronically absent 24.96%
Regular attendance: 75.04% (10,551) Chronically absent: 24.96% (3,509)
Regular attendance75.04%
Chronically absent24.96%

Student Population

Students Counted: 14,060
6.94%941 English learners

Student indicators for Brunswick County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 14,060 students DPI counted, added up from the district’s own schools. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 85.14%Beginning 14.86%
Experienced: 85.14% (689) Beginning: 14.86% (120)
Experienced85.14%
Beginning14.86%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 809.3 FTE
97.87%Fully licensed
2.13%Emergency or provisional
10.26%83 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Brunswick County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount, added up from the district’s own schools. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 809.3 FTE.

Brunswick County Schools boundary map

20 campuses

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District boundaryNeighbouring districtElementaryMiddleHighOther

Click any campus for its details. District boundary from the Census school district geography published by NCES; campus locations from the NCES Common Core of Data.

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Put any two Brunswick County Schools schools side by side — grades, growth, proficiency, attendance and staffing. You can also compare against a school in another district from the full comparison page.

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Schools in Brunswick County Schools

20 schools

Directory figures are from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025.Methodology →