📍 3263 Hwy 70 E, Beaufort, Carteret County, 28516
East Carteret High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Beaufort, Carteret County. The school has 530 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carteret County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Carteret High enrolls 530 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 7.4% Black or African American and 5.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 434 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 7.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
238 of the school's 530 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 221 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
East Carteret High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-30, state senate district 2, state house district 13.
East Carteret High is one of 18 schools in Carteret County Public Schools, based in Beaufort, North Carolina. The district serves 7,847 students district-wide and employs 588 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 530 students, East Carteret High is larger than the district average of about 436 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe