📍 4409 Country Club Road, Morehead City, Carteret County, 28557
Morehead City Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Morehead City, Carteret County. The school has 545 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carteret County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Morehead City Primary enrolls 545 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 8.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 378 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 82 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
537 of the school's 545 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 537 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.
Morehead City Primary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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.
Morehead City Primary 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 545 students, Morehead City Primary 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
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