Onslow County Schools
Public school district based in Jacksonville, North Carolina. NCES district ID 3703450; state ID NC-670.
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
39
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
27,397
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,711.3
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
16.0
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 255 | |
| Kindergarten | 2,097 | |
| Grade 1 | 2,023 | |
| Grade 2 | 2,124 | |
| Grade 3 | 2,149 | |
| Grade 4 | 2,039 | |
| Grade 5 | 2,051 | |
| Grade 6 | 2,216 | |
| Grade 7 | 2,054 | |
| Grade 8 | 2,084 | |
| Grade 9 | 2,312 | |
| Grade 10 | 2,139 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,998 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,856 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% | |
| Asian | 1.0% | |
| Black or African American | 15.7% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 17.9% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.4% | |
| Two or more races | 10.2% | |
| White | 54.6% |
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 | 48.8% | |
| Male | 51.2% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 13, Suburb 8, Town 2, Rural 16.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville High Jacksonville | 9–12 | Regular | 1,441 | 78.2 | 18.4 | City: Small |
| White Oak High Jacksonville | 9–12 | Regular | 1,252 | 64.9 | 19.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Swansboro High Swansboro | 9–12 | Regular | 1,232 | 65.2 | 18.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Dixon High Holly Ridge | 9–12 | Regular | 1,085 | 57.5 | 18.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Northside High Jacksonville | 9–12 | Regular | 1,067 | 61.8 | 17.3 | City: Small |
| Swansboro Middle Swansboro | 6–8 | Regular | 1,052 | 56.0 | 18.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Richlands High Richlands | 9–12 | Regular | 1,027 | 56.9 | 18.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| Dixon Middle Sneads Ferry | 6–8 | Regular | 997 | 54.0 | 18.5 | Rural: Distant |
| Jacksonville Commons Middle Jacksonville | 6–8 | Regular | 918 | 54.0 | 17 | City: Small |
| Hunters Creek Middle Jacksonville | 6–8 | Regular | 856 | 51.0 | 16.8 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Coastal Elementary Holly Ridge | K–5 | Regular | 833 | 57.5 | 14.5 | Rural: Distant |
| Southwest High Jacksonville | 9–12 | Regular | 803 | 42.4 | 19 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Trexler Middle Richlands | 6–8 | Regular | 770 | 42.0 | 18.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Dixon Elementary Holly Ridge | PK–5 | Regular | 760 | 47.0 | 16.2 | Rural: Distant |
| Southwest Elementary Jacksonville | PK–5 | Regular | 720 | 51.0 | 14.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| Morton Elementary Jacksonville | PK–5 | Regular | 715 | 45.8 | 15.6 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Queens Creek Elementary Swansboro | PK–5 | Regular | 706 | 49.5 | 14.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Silverdale Elementary Maysville | K–5 | Regular | 648 | 41.0 | 15.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Northwoods Park Middle Jacksonville | 6–8 | Regular | 633 | 38.0 | 16.7 | City: Small |
| Swansboro Elementary Swansboro | K–5 | Regular | 592 | 40.5 | 14.6 | Town: Fringe |
| Richlands Elementary Richlands | K–5 | Regular | 591 | 41.0 | 14.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Hunters Creek Elementary Jacksonville | PK–5 | Regular | 585 | 45.0 | 13 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Stateside Elementary Jacksonville | K–5 | Regular | 579 | 38.1 | 15.2 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Carolina Forest Elementary Jacksonville | K–5 | Regular | 570 | 39.0 | 14.6 | City: Small |
| Heritage Elementary School Richlands | K–5 | Regular | 565 | 40.0 | 14.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| Bell Fork Elementary Jacksonville | K–5 | Regular | 551 | 38.0 | 14.5 | City: Small |
| Clear View Elementary Jacksonville | K–5 | Regular | 535 | 35.0 | 15.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Sand Ridge Elementary Hubert | K–5 | Regular | 527 | 40.0 | 13.2 | Town: Fringe |
| Meadow View Elementary Jacksonville | K–5 | Regular | 520 | 37.5 | 13.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Southwest Middle Jacksonville | 6–8 | Regular | 510 | 34.0 | 15 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Jacksonville Commons Elem Jacksonville | K–5 | Regular | 506 | 37.0 | 13.7 | City: Small |
| Blue Creek Elementary Jacksonville | K–5 | Regular | 498 | 37.5 | 13.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Summersill Elementary Jacksonville | PK–5 | Regular | 482 | 40.4 | 11.9 | Suburb: Midsize |
| New Bridge Middle Jacksonville | 6–8 | Regular | 482 | 29.0 | 16.6 | City: Small |
| Parkwood Elementary Jacksonville | K–5 | Regular | 457 | 32.0 | 14.3 | City: Small |
| Northwoods Elementary Jacksonville | K–5 | Regular | 439 | 33.0 | 13.3 | City: Small |
| Onslow Virtual School Jacksonville | 1–12 | Regular | 421 | 30.7 | 13.7 | City: Small |
| Clyde Erwin Elementary Jacksonville | K–5 | Regular | 283 | 23.5 | 12 | City: Small |
| Onslow Early College Jacksonville | 9–12 | Regular | 189 | 6.5 | 29.1 | City: Small |
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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