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Onslow County Schools

Onslow County, North Carolina · Grades PK-12

Address
200 Broadhurst Road, Jacksonville, NC 28540
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NCES agency ID
3703450
State LEA ID
NC-670
39
Schools
26,703
Students
1,755
Teachers (FTE)
15.7:1
Student–teacher ratio
5
Low-performing schools
30.2%
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 Onslow 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
Elementary22562
High8974
Middle8768
K-121406
All schools39--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A12.6%
B615.4%
C2564.1%
D717.9%
F00.0%
All graded schools39100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded1743.6%
Met1435.9%
Not Met820.5%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 364.8%40.3%
English II58.5%33.2%
Science (grades 5 & 8)58%34.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)54.9%29.8%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)54.4%30.3%
Biology49.7%32.1%
NC Math 138.3%12%

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 rate89.3%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned65.8%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments48.3%
Students promoted to the next grade92.2%
Students retained in grade7.8%
English learners making progress (of 751)30.2%
Schools identified as low-performing5 of 39
First page of the Onslow County Schools report card PDF

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The Onslow 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 54.57%Hispanic 17.87%Black 15.69%Two+ Races 10.17%Asian 1.05%Pacific Isl. 0.38%Native Am. 0.28%
White: 54.57% (14,950) Hispanic: 17.87% (4,896) Black: 15.69% (4,298) Two+ Races: 10.17% (2,787) Asian: 1.05% (287) Pacific Isl.: 0.38% (103) Native Am.: 0.28% (76)
White54.57%
Hispanic17.87%
Black15.69%
Two+ Races10.17%
Asian1.05%
Pacific Isl.0.38%
Native Am.0.28%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 27,397
48.78%13,365 Female
51.22%14,032 Male

Student counts for Onslow County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 27,397 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 77.13%Chronically absent 22.87%
Regular attendance: 77.13% (22,160) Chronically absent: 22.87% (6,570)
Regular attendance77.13%
Chronically absent22.87%

Student Population

Students Counted: 28,730
2.5%685 English learners

Student indicators for Onslow County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 28,730 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 71.82%Beginning 28.18%
Experienced: 71.82% (1,111) Beginning: 28.18% (436)
Experienced71.82%
Beginning28.18%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 1,546.3 FTE
90.85%Fully licensed
9.15%Emergency or provisional
4.75%74 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Onslow 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 1,546.3 FTE.

Onslow County Schools boundary map

39 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 Onslow County Schools

39 schools

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