School choice is an important benefit for 2.3 million children living in North Carolina. Families can choose from traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, private schools, online academies, and homeschooling for their students. North Carolina offers three state-sponsored private school choice programs including voucher programs, Education Savings Accounts (ESA), and tax credit scholarships.
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In 2019, Carteret County Public High Schools ranked #1 in the State of North Carolina based on the 2018-2019 results of the end-of-grade and end-of-course tests !!
Carteret County Public Schools, overall, ranked #7 of 116 Best School District in North Carolina according to niche.com through a rigorous analysis of academic and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education including test scores and college data. We are remarkable at #5 Best School District for Athletes in North Carolina. There are 18 Public Schools in Carteret County serving over 8,000 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 14 to 1. Our schools are equipped with leading systems and technology including PowerSchool Mobile App to aid in communications between students, teachers, and parents in a digital world.
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A collective list of Public Schools at The Crystal Coast with interactive Map:
CARTERET PRESCHOOL CENTER
903 Church Street
Newport, NC 28570
Phone 252-223-4574
ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
151 School Dr., PO Box 98
Atlantic, NC 28511
Phone 252-225-3961
Grades Pre-Kindergarten – 5th Grade
BEAUFORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
110 Carraway Drive
Beaufort, NC 28516
Phone 252-728-3316
Grades Pre-Kindergarten – 5th Grade
BOGUE SOUND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3323 Highway 24
Newport, NC 28570
Phone 252-393-1279
Grades Pre-Kindergarten – 5th Grade
HARKERS ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1163 Island Road
Harkers Island, NC 28531
Phone 252-728-3755
Grades Kindergarten – 5th Grade
MOREHEAD CITY ELEMENTARY at CAMP GLENN
3316 Arendell Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
Phone 252-726-1131
Grades 4th – 5th Grade
MOREHEAD CITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
4409 Country Club Road
Morehead City, NC 28557
Phone 252-247-2448
Grades Pre-Kindergarten – 3rd Grade
NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
219 Chatham Street
Newport, NC 28570
Phone 252-223-4201
Grades Pre-Kindergarten – 5th Grade
SMYRNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
174 Marshallberg Rd.
Smyrna, NC 28579
Phone: 252-729-2301
Grades Pre-Kindergarten – 5th Grade
WHITE OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
555 W. B. McLean Drive
Swansboro (Cape Carteret), NC 28584
Phone 252-393-3990
Grades Pre-Kindergarten – 5th Grade
BROAD CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
2382 Highway 24
Newport, NC 28570
Phone 252-247-3135
Grades 6th – 8th Grade
BRIDGES SCHOOL
140 Vashti Drive
Morehead City, NC 28557
Phone 252-808-3040
Grades 6th – 12th
NEWPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL
500 E. Chatham St.
Newport, NC 28570
Phone: 252-223-3482
Grades: 6th – 8th Grade
MOREHEAD CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
400 Barbour Road
Morehead City, NC 28557
Phone 252-726-1126
Grades 6th – 8th Grade
BEAUFORT MIDDLE SCHOOL
100 Carraway Drive
Beaufort, NC 28516
Phone 252-728-4520
Grades 6th – 8th Grade
DOWN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL
174 Marshallberg Rd.
Smyrna, NC 28579
Phone: 252-729-2301
Grades 6th – 8th Grade
CROATAN HIGH SCHOOL
3355 Highway 24
Newport, NC 28570
Phone 252-393-7022
Grades 9th – 12th Grade
EAST CARTERET HIGH SCHOOL
3263 Hwy. 70
Beaufort, NC 28516
Phone 252-728-3514
Grades 9th – 12th Grade
WEST CARTERET HIGH SCHOOL
4700 Country Club Road
Morehead City, NC 28557
Phone 252-726-1176
Grades 9th – 12th Grade
MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
3505 Arendell Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
Phone 252-222-7990
Close to 320,000 students in North Carolina now attend non-traditional schools―either through public charter schools, private schools, or home schools.
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TILLER SCHOOL is a top-rated, tuition FREE Charter School serving Kindergarten through Fifth Grade, located at 1950 Live Oak Street in Beaufort. Tiller School follows the North Carolina Standard Course of Study and participates in the North Carolina End of Grade testing program. Courses include Mathematics, Language Arts, Technology and Science, with a strong emphasis on the Arts. The Social Studies instruction centers around the concepts of a global community through the ED Hirsch program. Tiller School educates just over 200 students and averages 13 students per teacher.
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GRAMERCY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL is a ministry of Faith Evangelical Bible Church located at 8187 Highway 70 in Newport. Gramercy strives to provide an academically rigorous, spiritually strong, Christ-centered education. Gramercy’s educational program works in cooperation with the NC Department of Nonpublic Education and has been a participating member in the Association of Christian Schools International.
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