📍 1135 New Hope Road, Goldsboro, Wayne County, 27534
Eastern Wayne High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Goldsboro, Wayne County. The school has 826 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wayne County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers 4 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Eastern Wayne High enrolls 826 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 20% White and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 488 | 59% |
| White | 168 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 121 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
820 of the school's 826 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 820 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.
Eastern Wayne High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-10, state senate district 7, state house district 21.
Eastern Wayne High is one of 33 schools in Wayne County Public Schools, based in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The district serves 17,150 students district-wide and employs 1,098 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 826 students, Eastern Wayne High is larger than the district average of about 520 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe