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West Carteret High

PublicHighGrades 8–12

4700 Country Club Rd, Morehead City, NC 28557 · (252) 726-1176 · Part of Carteret County Schools

Morehead City’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
1,095
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Town
Grades
8–12
The gist

What stands out about West Carteret High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 40 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 23 students per teacher

On the path

Where Morehead City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Morehead City Middle506 students
8–12West Carteret HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency82%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts71%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4700 Country Club Rd, Morehead City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 82
Grade 9321
Grade 10276
Grade 11256
Grade 12240
Enrollment over time
1,087’20
1,134’21
1,146’22
1,097’23
1,095’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Hispanic 14%Black 7%Two or more races 7%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Carteret High from Morehead City families.

Other schools in Carteret County Schools

The district →
White Oak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Carteret
A
784 students18:1
Newport Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newport
B
621 students13:1
Morehead City Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Morehead City
A−
502 students12:1
Bogue Sound Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newport
A−
416 students13:1
Beaufort Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beaufort
B+
346 students13:1
Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Smyrna
B+
262 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Morehead City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.