📍 1 Cougar Lane, Newport, Carteret County, 28570
Croatan High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newport, Carteret County. The school has 974 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 57.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 78% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Croatan High enrolls 974 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 57.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 9% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 828 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 88 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
255 of the school's 974 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 239 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Croatan High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-30, state senate district 2, state house district 13.
Croatan 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 974 students, Croatan 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