📍 2382 Hwy 24, Newport, Carteret County, 28570
Broad Creek Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Newport, Carteret County. The school has 710 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carteret County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 45.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 63% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Broad Creek Middle enrolls 710 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 45.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino and 4.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 593 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
707 of the school's 710 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 707 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.
Broad Creek Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Broad Creek Middle 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 710 students, Broad Creek Middle 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