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Carteret County Public Schools Schools
Carteret County Public Schools is a public school district in North Carolina, based in Carteret County (Beaufort). SchoolGrade grades 18 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Carteret County Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Carteret County Public Schools
16 of 18 schools in Carteret County Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 10B: 5C: 1
Best schools in Carteret County Public Schools
Statewide rankings: all 608 high schools in North Carolina · all 453 middle schools in North Carolina · all 1409 elementary schools in North Carolina
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Broad Creek Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Atlantic Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Bogue Sound Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Harkers Island Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A White Oak Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- Croatan High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- East Carteret High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Beaufort Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- Morehead City Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- A- Beaufort Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Carteret County Public Schools
High schools (4)
- A- Croatan High, Newport
- A- East Carteret High, Beaufort
- Marine Sci And Tech Early College HS, Morehead City
- B West Carteret High, Morehead City
Middle and junior high schools (5)
- A- Beaufort Middle, Beaufort
- A+ Broad Creek Middle, Newport
- B Down East Middle And Smyrna Elementary, Smyrna
- A- Morehead City Middle, Morehead City
- C+ Newport Middle, Newport
Elementary and primary schools (8)
- A Atlantic Elementary, Atlantic
- A- Beaufort Elementary, Beaufort
- A Bogue Sound Elementary, Newport
- A Harkers Island Elementary, Harkers Island
- B Morehead City Primary, Morehead City
- B Morehead Elem At Camp Glenn, Morehead City
- B+ Newport Elementary, Newport
- A White Oak Elementary, Cape Carteret
Other schools and academies (1)
- Bridges School, Morehead City
Where Carteret County Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (7)
- Morehead City (6)
- Newport (5)
- Beaufort (3)
- Atlantic (1)
- Cape Carteret (1)
- Harkers Island (1)
- Smyrna (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Carolina
- County: Carteret County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,035 students with 587 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,059 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3700630
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Pamlico County Schools (4 schools, 21 mi)
- Craven County Board of Education (26 schools, 36 mi)
- Beaufort County Schools (14 schools, 46 mi)
- Jones County Schools (5 schools, 48 mi)
- Onslow County Schools (39 schools, 56 mi)
- Lenoir County Public Schools (17 schools, 68 mi)
- Washington County Schools (5 schools, 68 mi)
- Pitt County Schools (38 schools, 69 mi)
Questions about Carteret County Public Schools
How many schools are in Carteret County Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 18 public schools in Carteret County Public Schools, across 7 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Carteret County Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Morehead City, Newport, Beaufort, Atlantic, Cape Carteret and 2 more.
How good are the schools in Carteret County Public Schools?
Across the 16 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A-, with 68.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 59.4%. 69% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Carteret County Public Schools?
8,035 students were enrolled in Carteret County Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Carteret County Public Schools?
Carteret County Public Schools is in North Carolina, based in Carteret County, with its district office in Beaufort. Its boundary covers about 508 sq mi.