📍 4500 Blue Clay Rd, WECHS Bldg.ND122, Castle Hayne, New Hanover County, 28429
Wilmington Early College High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Castle Hayne, New Hanover County. The school has 255 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Hanover County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–13 in a suburban setting. The school employs 12.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 95% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wilmington Early College High enrolls 255 students across grades 9–13. The student body is 32% male and 68% female. A teaching staff of 12.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 19% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 150 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 48 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 6 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
252 of the school's 255 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 250 qualify for free lunch and 2 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.
Wilmington Early College High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-70, state senate district 9, state house district 20.
Wilmington Early College 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 255 students, Wilmington Early College High is smaller than the district average of about 599 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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