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New Hanover County Schools

Superintendent

Dr. Charles Foust

Send Dr. Charles Foust an email [email protected]

Follow Dr. Charles Foust on Twitter @foustc

Contact

Phone Number: (910) 254-4200

Fax Number: (910) 254-4226

Street Address: 6410 Carolina Beach Road, Wilmington, NC 28412

Connect

District Website

School Board

Academic Calendar

Schools 42 Source: North Carolina School Report Cards
Teachers 1,773 Source: Statistical Profile, Public School Personnel, Table A6
Students 24,881 Source: Statistical Profile, Pupil Information, Table 10

District Data

Enrollment

Source: Statistical Profile, Pupil Information, Table 10

Enrollment, 2023-24
Total pupils in membership: 24,881

Expenditure

Source: Statistical Profile, Financial Information, Table 25

Per Pupil Expenditure, 2022-23
Local Rank: 9, State Rank: 105, Federal Rank: 68
out of 116 districts

Class Size and Graduation Rate

Source: North Carolina School Report Cards, North Carolina DPI Cohort Graduation Rates

Average Class Size, 2022-23

Kindergarten
16
4th Grade
18
8th Grade
21
4-Year Cohort Graduation
88.40%%
Four-year cohort graduation rate: 2017-18 entering 9th graders graduating in 2020-21 or earlier

ACT Results

ACT Results, Percent that met benchmark, 2022-23
View County Attainment Profile

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