📍 4200 Academic Drive, New Bern, Craven County, 28562
New Bern High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Bern, Craven County. The school has 1,631 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Craven County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 91.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. 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.
New Bern High enrolls 1,631 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 91.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 32% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 740 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 523 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 174 | 11% |
| Asian | 112 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
869 of the school's 1,631 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 824 qualify for free lunch and 45 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.
New Bern High 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 3.
New Bern High is one of 26 schools in Craven County Board of Education, based in New Bern, North Carolina. The district serves 12,152 students district-wide and employs 793 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,631 students, New Bern High is larger than the district average of about 467 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant