Photo: Piperpet · CC BY-SA 4.0Boiling Spring Lakes’s public schools outscore 52% of North Carolina districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Boiling Spring Lakes, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.
From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Boiling Spring Lakes’s schools, in brief
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 50% and math 55% in spring 2022, against 50% and 51% statewide; 84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,563 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Ten elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is South Brunswick Middle, then South Brunswick High. Enrollment is up 12% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Boiling Spring Lakes’s grade
B−: better than 52% of North Carolina school districts, #144 of 290 North Carolina towns. Test scores are above the North Carolina average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Boiling Spring Lakes, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Boiling Spring Lakes
South Brunswick Middle
Grades 6–8 · 585 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Southport
7th grade in Boiling Spring Lakes
South Brunswick Middle
Grades 6–8 · 585 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Southport
8th grade in Boiling Spring Lakes
South Brunswick Middle
Grades 6–8 · 585 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Southport
9th grade in Boiling Spring Lakes
South Brunswick High
Grades 9–12 · 1,154 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Southport
10th grade in Boiling Spring Lakes
South Brunswick High
Grades 9–12 · 1,154 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Southport
11th grade in Boiling Spring Lakes
South Brunswick High
Grades 9–12 · 1,154 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Southport
12th grade in Boiling Spring Lakes
South Brunswick High
Grades 9–12 · 1,154 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Southport
Boiling Spring Lakes’s public schools are run by Brunswick County Schools. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Boiling Spring Lakes vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Boiling Spring Lakes’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Boiling Spring Lakes | B− | Brunswick County Schools |
| Oak Island | B− | Brunswick County Schools |
Every school in Boiling Spring Lakes
12 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Boiling Spring Lakes’s schools
Are Boiling Spring Lakes’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of North Carolina: the public schools Boiling Spring Lakes children attend outscore 52% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #144 of 290 North Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 54%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Boiling Spring Lakes in?
Brunswick County Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 13,561 students in 20 schools (2024–25).
Where do Boiling Spring Lakes kids go to high school?
South Brunswick High in Southport, with 1,154 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Boiling Spring Lakes’s graduation rate?
84% of the class of 2023 in Brunswick County Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.
How much does Boiling Spring Lakes spend per student?
$13,563 in Brunswick County Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Boiling Spring Lakes families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.