New Bern High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · New Bern, North Carolina

New Bern High in New Bern, North Carolina enrolled 1,637 students in 2024-25 with 59.4 full-time teachers, 27.6 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 76% (North Carolina: 86.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 35%

1,631 students in 2022-23, 1,632 students in 2023-24, 1,637 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 91.1 to 59.4.

Students enrolled at New Bern High by school year2022-23: 1,631, 2023-24: 1,632, 2024-25: 1,63705001k1.5k2k2022-231,6312023-241,6322024-251,637
Students enrolled at New Bern High by school year2022-23: 1,631, 2023-24: 1,632, 2024-25: 1,63705001k1.5k2k2022-231,6312023-241,6322024-251,637
Students enrolled at New Bern High by school year2022-23: 1,631, 2023-24: 1,632, 2024-25: 1,63705001k1.5k2k2022-231,6312023-241,6322024-251,637
Students enrolled at New Bern High by school year2022-23: 1,631, 2023-24: 1,632, 2024-25: 1,63705001k1.5k2k2022-231,6312023-241,6322024-251,637
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,63191.117.9
2023-241,63288.818.4
2024-251,63759.427.6

27.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 of every 100 North Carolina high schools

Among the 588 North Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; New Bern High 27.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherNew Bern High 27.6state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; New Bern High 27.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherNew Bern High 27.6state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; New Bern High 27.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherNew Bern High 27.6state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; New Bern High 27.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherNew Bern High 27.6state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

9 AP courses and one counselor per 452 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection New Bern High enrolled 1,581 students and had 3.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 257 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses9
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.5, one per 452 of the 1,581 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions257
  • Chronically absent35.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

44.2% of students were White, 28.5% Black, 12.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White44.2%
  2. Black28.5%
  3. Hispanic12.5%
  4. Asian7.3%
  5. Two or more races7.0%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%
  7. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

76% of the 403 students in New Bern High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Four-year graduation rate76%81%86.5%
Students in the class403996120,822

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in New Bern

2 public high schools in New Bern report 2024-25 enrollment; New Bern High is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
New Bern High1,63727.647.7%
Craven Early College High22134.432.1%

All public schools in New Bern →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about New Bern High

  1. Craven Early College HighThe nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 221 students, 34.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. West Craven HighThe next nearest public high school, 9.6 miles away: 751 students, 21.2 per teacher (2024-25).9.6 mi
  3. Compare New Bern High with Craven Early College HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Craven County School District spends per student$11,893 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,893
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaNew Bern High is the number 74 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#74 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher27.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.27.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about New Bern High

  1. How many students attend New Bern High?
    1,637 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,631 in 2022-23. It is a high school in New Bern, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at New Bern High?
    27.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is New Bern High a Title I school?
    New Bern High was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. What is the graduation rate at New Bern High?
    76% of the 403 students in New Bern High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is New Bern High in?
    Craven County School District, NCES district ID 3703310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370331000388 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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