📍 245 St. Johns Church Road, Hampstead, Pender County, 28443
Topsail High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hampstead, Pender County. The school has 1,777 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pender County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 82.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Topsail High enrolls 1,777 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 82.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,494 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 130 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 84 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 17 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
387 of the school's 1,777 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 361 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Topsail High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-70, state senate district 8, state house district 16.
Topsail High is one of 19 schools in Pender County Schools, based in Burgaw, North Carolina. The district serves 11,073 students district-wide and employs 664 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,777 students, Topsail High is larger than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe