📍 555 Halyburton Memorial Parkwy, Wilmington, New Hanover County, 28412
Eugene Ashley High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wilmington, New Hanover County. The school has 1,975 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Hanover County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 98.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.0:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Eugene Ashley High enrolls 1,975 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 98.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 8.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,410 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 267 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 163 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 104 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 22 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
677 of the school's 1,975 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 632 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.
Eugene Ashley High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-70, state senate district 9, state house district 19.
Eugene Ashley High is one of 42 schools in New Hanover County Schools, based in Wilmington, North Carolina. The district serves 25,155 students district-wide and employs 1,734 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,975 students, Eugene Ashley High is larger than the district average of about 599 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large