📍 4700 Country Club Road, Morehead City, Carteret County, 28557
West Carteret High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Morehead City, Carteret County. The school has 1,146 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carteret County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 71.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 80%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Carteret High enrolls 1,146 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 71.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 826 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 165 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 66 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 19 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
461 of the school's 1,146 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 437 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
West Carteret High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-30, state senate district 2, state house district 13.
West 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 1,146 students, West 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: Town - Distant