New Hanover County Schools
Public school district based in Wilmington, North Carolina. NCES district ID 3703330; state ID NC-650.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
42
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
24,791
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,607.6
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
15.4
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 194 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,668 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,731 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,873 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,886 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,832 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,792 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,763 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,739 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,777 | |
| Grade 9 | 2,255 | |
| Grade 10 | 2,157 | |
| Grade 11 | 2,059 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,035 | |
| Grade 13 | 30 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% | |
| Asian | 1.8% | |
| Black or African American | 16.0% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 20.3% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 5.4% | |
| White | 56.1% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 47.8% | |
| Male | 52.2% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 23, Suburb 15, Rural 4.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emsley A Laney High Wilmington | 9–12 | Regular | 2,243 | 110.9 | 20.2 | Suburb: Large |
| John T Hoggard High Wilmington | 9–12 | Regular | 2,082 | 106.4 | 19.6 | City: Midsize |
| Eugene Ashley High Wilmington | 9–12 | Regular | 1,893 | 94.4 | 20 | Suburb: Large |
| New Hanover High Wilmington | 9–12 | Regular | 1,437 | 91.3 | 15.7 | City: Midsize |
| Charles P Murray Middle Wilmington | 6–8 | Regular | 907 | 51.7 | 17.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Roland-Grise Middle Wilmington | 6–8 | Regular | 878 | 53.0 | 16.6 | City: Midsize |
| Holly Shelter Middle Castle Hayne | 6–8 | Regular | 801 | 53.4 | 15 | Rural: Fringe |
| M C S Noble Middle Wilmington | 6–8 | Regular | 690 | 39.8 | 17.3 | City: Midsize |
| Williston Middle Wilmington | 6–8 | Regular | 666 | 47.2 | 14.1 | City: Midsize |
| Porters Neck Elementary Wilmington | K–5 | Regular | 666 | 41.6 | 16 | Suburb: Large |
| Ogden Elementary Wilmington | K–5 | Regular | 619 | 38.8 | 15.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Emma B Trask Middle Wilmington | 6–8 | Regular | 611 | 41.1 | 14.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Myrtle Grove Middle Wilmington | 6–8 | Regular | 600 | 40.1 | 15 | Suburb: Large |
| Murrayville Elementary Wilmington | PK–5 | Regular | 573 | 40.3 | 14.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Masonboro Elementary Wilmington | K–5 | Regular | 564 | 35.3 | 16 | City: Midsize |
| Heyward C Bellamy Elem Wilmington | K–5 | Regular | 533 | 35.3 | 15.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Castle Hayne Elementary Castle Hayne | PK–5 | Regular | 531 | 36.5 | 14.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| The International School at Gregory Wilmington | K–8 | Regular | 514 | 37.4 | 13.8 | City: Midsize |
| Edwin A Anderson Elementary Wilmington | K–5 | Regular | 514 | 39.0 | 13.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Wrightsboro Elementary Wilmington | PK–5 | Regular | 502 | 33.8 | 14.9 | Suburb: Large |
| College Park Elementary Wilmington | K–5 | Regular | 470 | 35.4 | 13.3 | City: Midsize |
| Dr John Codington Elem Wilmington | K–5 | Regular | 470 | 31.3 | 15 | City: Midsize |
| Pine Valley Elementary Wilmington | K–5 | Regular | 465 | 29.3 | 15.9 | City: Midsize |
| Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem Wilmington | K–5 | Regular | 461 | 32.4 | 14.2 | Suburb: Large |
| John J Blair Elementary Wilmington | PK–5 | Regular | 451 | 34.4 | 13.1 | City: Midsize |
| Sunset Park Elementary Wilmington | K–5 | Regular | 450 | 34.7 | 13 | City: Midsize |
| Carolina Beach Elementary Carolina Beach | K–5 | Regular | 383 | 27.0 | 14.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Holly Tree Elementary Wilmington | K–5 | Regular | 383 | 28.2 | 13.6 | City: Midsize |
| Mary C Williams Elementary Wilmington | K–5 | Regular | 355 | 31.4 | 11.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Bradley Creek Elementary Wilmington | K–5 | Regular | 344 | 28.3 | 12.2 | City: Midsize |
| A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des Wilmington | K–5 | Regular | 342 | 26.9 | 12.7 | City: Midsize |
| Forest Hills Global Elementary Wilmington | K–5 | Regular | 340 | 31.7 | 10.7 | City: Midsize |
| Winter Park Model Elementary Wilmington | K–5 | Regular | 311 | 25.2 | 12.3 | City: Midsize |
| Wrightsville Beach Elem Wrightsville Beach | K–5 | Regular | 280 | 19.4 | 14.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Wilmington Early College High Castle Hayne | 9–13 | Regular | 270 | 13.1 | 20.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Isaac M Bear Early College High School Wilmington | 9–12 | Regular | 260 | 10.5 | 24.8 | City: Midsize |
| Edwin A Alderman Elementary Wilmington | K–5 | Regular | 255 | 22.3 | 11.5 | City: Midsize |
| R Freeman Sch of Engineering Wilmington | K–5 | Regular | 241 | 22.3 | 10.8 | City: Midsize |
| SEA-Tech Castle Hayne | 9–13 | Career and Technical | 227 | 16.6 | 13.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC Wilmington | 9–12 | Alternative | 150 | 14.6 | 10.3 | City: Midsize |
| Lake Forest Academy Wilmington | K–8 | Alternative | 45 | 14.0 | 3.2 | City: Midsize |
| J. C. Roe Center Wilmington | 6–12 | Alternative | 14 | 11.7 | 1.2check | City: Midsize |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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