Beaufort Elementary vs West Carteret High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Beaufort Elementary West Carteret High
Location Beaufort, NC Morehead City, NC
School Type regular regular
Grade Level other high
Enrollment 346 1,095
Student:Teacher Ratio 11.8:1 16.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 99.2% 38.1%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Beaufort Elementary West Carteret High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $13,818 $13,818
District Carteret County Public Schools Carteret County Public Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Beaufort Elementary West Carteret High
White 68.2% 70.3%
African American 11.8% 6.8%
Hispanic or Latino 7.8% 13.7%
Asian 0.0% 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.9%
Multiracial 11.8% 6.8%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Beaufort Elementary West Carteret High
AP Courses Offered 8
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 346:1 273.8:1
Chronic Absenteeism 19.7% 39.9%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 14 418
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.