West Carteret High

Virtual

Regular School · Morehead City, NC

West Carteret High is a regular school school in Morehead City, North Carolina, serving grades 08–12 with 1,095 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 23.2:1.

Level

High

Grades

08 – 12

Enrollment

1,095

Teachers (FTE)

47.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

23.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	770	70%
Hispanic/Latino	150	14%
Black or African American	75	7%
Two or more races	74	7%
Asian	13	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	10	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Total enrollment	1,095	578M / 517F

English Language Learners: 48 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	80-84%	41.9%	189
Reading Proficiency	71.0% +24.1pp	46.9%	279
Science Proficiency	60-64%	—	167
4-Year Graduation Rate	79.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (8)

142 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

200 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

242

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

109

10% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

333

30.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,095	100%

Contact & Location

4700 Country Club Rd

Morehead City, NC 28557

Phone: (252)726-1176

http://wchs.carteretcountyschools.org/

District

Carteret County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,366

District enrollment: 8,081

Other Schools in District

Atlantic Elementary Elementary
Beaufort Elementary Elementary
Bogue Sound Elementary Elementary
Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary Elementary
Harkers Island Elementary Elementary
Morehead City Primary Elementary
Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn Elementary
Newport Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 28557) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370063000259

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD