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Carteret County Schools

Carteret County, North Carolina · Grades PK-12

Address
107 Safrit Dr, Beaufort, NC 28516
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NCES agency ID
3700630
State LEA ID
NC-160
17
Schools
7,652
Students
499
Teachers (FTE)
15.7:1
Student–teacher ratio
1
Low-performing schools
26.7%
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 Carteret 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
Elementary8378
Middle4457
High3847
K-81249
6-12112
All schools17--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A16.3%
B743.8%
C743.8%
D16.3%
F00.0%
All graded schools16100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded318.8%
Met850.0%
Not Met531.3%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 376.8%53.2%
Science (grades 5 & 8)73.6%54.8%
English II71.9%48.3%
Biology70.5%50.3%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)69.1%48.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)62.2%39.7%
NC Math 158.2%24.6%

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 rate87.5%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned80.4%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments55.2%
Students promoted to the next grade89.4%
Students retained in grade10.6%
English learners making progress (of 240)26.7%
Schools identified as low-performing1 of 16
First page of the Carteret County Schools report card PDF

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The Carteret 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 76.45%Hispanic 10.96%Two+ Races 6.63%Black 4.41%Asian 1.1%Pacific Isl. 0.25%Native Am. 0.2%
White: 76.45% (5,999) Hispanic: 10.96% (860) Two+ Races: 6.63% (520) Black: 4.41% (346) Asian: 1.1% (86) Pacific Isl.: 0.25% (20) Native Am.: 0.2% (16)
White76.45%
Hispanic10.96%
Two+ Races6.63%
Black4.41%
Asian1.1%
Pacific Isl.0.25%
Native Am.0.2%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 7,847
47.74%3,746 Female
52.26%4,101 Male

Student counts for Carteret County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 7,847 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 81.13%Chronically absent 18.87%
Regular attendance: 81.13% (6,519) Chronically absent: 18.87% (1,516)
Regular attendance81.13%
Chronically absent18.87%

Student Population

Students Counted: 8,035
2.8%220 English learners

Student indicators for Carteret County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 8,035 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 94.36%Beginning 5.64%
Experienced: 94.36% (482) Beginning: 5.64% (29)
Experienced94.36%
Beginning5.64%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 510.5 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
14%72 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Carteret 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 510.5 FTE.

Carteret County Schools boundary map

17 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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Schools in Carteret County Schools

17 schools

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