At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
25,155
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
42
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
15.2:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$13,808
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$8,337
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–13
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 25,017
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,698.86
- Student–teacher ratio
- 14.7:1
What current records say about New Hanover County Schools
New Hanover County Schools operates 42 current public-school records serving grades PK–13 in Wilmington, North Carolina. NCES reports 25,155 students and 1,649.87 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within North Carolina agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 12 of 121 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $13,808 in current expenditure per pupil and $8,337 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 49 of 119 in North Carolina. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 7.2%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 12.1%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,649.87
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $348,563,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
New Hanover County Schools
Wilmington, North Carolina
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 34.1059, -77.9006
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White55.8%
- Hispanic20.3%
- Black16.2%
- Asian1.9%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial5.4%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in New Hanover County Schools
42 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 42 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des | ElementaryKG–05 | 342 | 12.7:1 | |
| Bradley Creek Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 344 | 12.2:1 | |
| Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC | High09–12 | 150 | 10.3:1 | |
| Carolina Beach Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 383 | 14.2:1 | |
| Castle Hayne Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 531 | 14.5:1 | |
| Charles P Murray Middle | Middle06–08 | 907 | 17.6:1 | |
| College Park Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 470 | 13.3:1 | |
| Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem | ElementaryKG–05 | 461 | 14.2:1 | |
| Dr John Codington Elem | ElementaryKG–05 | 470 | 15:1 | |
| Edwin A Alderman Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 255 | 11.5:1 | |
| Edwin A Anderson Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 514 | 13.2:1 | |
| Emma B Trask Middle | Middle06–08 | 611 | 14.9:1 | |
| Emsley A Laney High | High09–12 | 2,243 | 20.2:1 | |
| Eugene Ashley High | High09–12 | 1,893 | 20:1 | |
| Forest Hills Global Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 340 | 10.7:1 | |
| Heyward C Bellamy Elem | ElementaryKG–05 | 533 | 15.1:1 | |
| Holly Shelter Middle | Middle06–08 | 801 | 15:1 | |
| Holly Tree Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 383 | 13.6:1 | |
| Isaac M Bear Early College High School | High09–12 | 260 | 24.8:1 | |
| J. C. Roe Academy | High06–12 | 14 | 1.2:1 | |
| John J Blair Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 451 | 13.1:1 | |
| John T Hoggard High | High09–12 | 2,082 | 19.6:1 | |
| Lake Forest Academy | ElementaryKG–08 | 45 | 3.2:1 | |
| M C S Noble Middle | Middle06–08 | 690 | 17.3:1 |