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B−

Hyde County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Ocracoke, Swan Quarter, Engelhard and Fairfield.

Ocracoke’s Schools page →

Students
485
Schools
3
Spent per student
$26,272
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Debt
$0.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hyde County Schools

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 52% of North Carolina districts
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 101% more per student than the NC average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.4M, about $825 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 52% of the 325 North Carolina school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Ocracoke 723Swan Quarter 458Engelhard 174Fairfield 81

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ocracoke. Grade by grade →

PK–12Ocracoke SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 50.8% · 210 students tested
Reading / language arts54%
State average 49.9% · 237 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 86.5% · 46 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$26,272 per student · 101% above NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 46%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 65%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
536’20
489’21
475’22
474’23
485’24

Down 9.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 47%Hispanic 29%Black 20%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools.

Mattamuskeet School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Swan Quarter
C−
299 students18:1
Ocracoke School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Ocracoke
A
139 students9:1
Hyde Academy
High · Grades 9–13 · Swan Quarter
C−
47 students

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within North Carolina.