📍 2600 Streets Ferry Road, Vanceboro, Craven County, 28586
West Craven High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Vanceboro, Craven County. The school has 860 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Craven County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Craven High enrolls 860 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 31% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 397 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 265 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 131 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
841 of the school's 860 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 841 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.
West Craven High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 79.
West Craven 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 860 students, West Craven 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: Rural - Distant