📍 1109 Old Ocean Highway, Bolivia, Brunswick County, 28422
The COAST is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Bolivia, Brunswick County. The school has 83 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Brunswick County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
The COAST enrolls 83 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 16.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 44 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
80 of the school's 83 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 80 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The COAST is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-70, state senate district 8, state house district 17.
The COAST is one of 20 schools in Brunswick County Schools, based in Bolivia, North Carolina. The district serves 13,561 students district-wide and employs 856 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 83 students, The COAST is smaller than the district average of about 678 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant