📍 829 Wingina Avenue, Manteo, Dare County, 27954
Manteo High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Manteo, Dare County. The school has 578 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dare County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 7 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Manteo High School enrolls 578 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 380 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 145 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
221 of the school's 578 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 212 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Manteo High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-30, state senate district 1, state house district 6.
Manteo High School is one of 11 schools in Dare County Schools, based in Nags Head, North Carolina. The district serves 4,968 students district-wide and employs 410 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 578 students, Manteo High School is larger than the district average of about 452 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote