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Best Public Schools in Brunswick County, NC

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Schools

15,069

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedBrunswick County Early College56^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

The COAST up 139 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary 13.4 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Classical Charter Schools of Leland	Public, Charter	K-8	7055 Bacon's Way	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Classical Charter Schools of Leland	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 655-1214	935	39	23.9	—	635 (67.9%)	88 (9.4%)	138 (14.8%)	8 (0.9%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.3%)	61.2	560^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.5%		68.8	410^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.5%	150					70.9	58.6	65.7	54.7	64.3	64.4	65.0	63.6	64.6	58.9	70.2	68.9	65.7	74.4
Classical Charter Schools of Southport	Public, Charter	K-8	2260 Achievement Ave SE	Bolivia	28422	Brunswick County	Classical Charter Schools of Southport	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 338-4178	573	24	24.0	—	398 (69.5%)	18 (3.1%)	105 (18.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.0%)	79	253^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	83.0%		81.6	228^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.7%	25					65.6	76.1	73.8	73.7	76.1	64.4	62.5	73.1	78.5	71.9	69.6	77.8	80.0	80.0
Supply Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Benton Road SE	Supply	28462	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5640	580	39	15.0	—	254 (43.8%)	124 (21.4%)	156 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.9%)	29.8	1099^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.3%		26.2	1150^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.8%	51					69.7	38.1	62.9				39.3	38.1	43.8				56.2		$11,129	$1,384	$9,745
Bolivia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4036 Business Hwy 17-E	Bolivia	28422	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5070	514	36	14.1	—	375 (73.0%)	42 (8.2%)	53 (10.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.0%)	40	906^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.3%		36.7	969^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.0%	63					50.0	55.6	43.5				42.9	57.0	55.3				72.9		$11,038	$1,192	$9,845
Leland Middle	Public	6-8	927 Old Fayetteville Road NE	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 371-3030	806	45	17.8	—	364 (45.2%)	191 (23.7%)	173 (21.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (9.2%)	50.7	392^nd of 778 public middle schools	49.6%		36.9	494^th of 773 public middle schools	36.1%	102								54.2	51.7	55.7				47.4	56.3	58.2		70.7	$8,991	$1,326	$7,665
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1664 Lincoln Road	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 371-3597	738	47	15.6	—	266 (36.0%)	135 (18.3%)	261 (35.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	69 (9.3%)	37.1	961^st of 1492 public elementary schools	35.6%		34.3	1014^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.9%	53					71.7	51.9	56.6				47.8	45.8	39.4				62.5		$10,302	$1,172	$9,130
North Brunswick High	Public	9-12	114 Scorpion Drive	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 371-2261	1,620	89	18.1	—	809 (49.9%)	314 (19.4%)	352 (21.7%)	3 (0.2%)	13 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	125 (7.7%)	49.7	332^nd of 662 public high schools	49.8%		43.8	346^th of 641 public high schools	46.0%	14	62.6	60.0	41.4	75.5															$10,133	$1,075	$9,059
Shallotte Middle	Public	6-8	225 Village Road	Shallotte	28459	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-6130	627	38	16.4	—	358 (57.1%)	74 (11.8%)	151 (24.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.4%)	64.1	257^th of 778 public middle schools	67.0%		65.6	247^th of 773 public middle schools	68.0%	10								60.5	60.4	64.1				53.9	65.1	64.1		71.8	$9,879	$1,104	$8,775
South Brunswick High	Public	9-12	280 Cougar Drive BSL	Southport	28461	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 756-6880	1,154	68	17.0	—	870 (75.4%)	107 (9.3%)	99 (8.6%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	64 (5.5%)	55.2	284^th of 662 public high schools	57.1%		47	329^th of 641 public high schools	48.7%	45	60.8	69.8	52.9	69.7															$10,849	$855	$9,994
Southport Elementary	Public	K-5	701 West 9th Street	Southport	28461	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 457-6036	413	28	14.7	—	299 (72.4%)	41 (9.9%)	39 (9.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	63.9	520^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.1%		55.9	637^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.2%	117					64.3	69.6	73.8				50.0	55.1	67.2				78.7		$10,218	$817	$9,401
Union Elementary	Public	K-5	180 Union School Road NW	Shallotte	28470	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5900	654	41	15.8	—	428 (65.4%)	73 (11.2%)	101 (15.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.0%)	80.5	239^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.0%		79.7	249^th of 1490 public elementary schools	83.3%	10					73.8	72.5	83.6				61.5	68.6	75.0				87.1		$10,404	$975	$9,429
Waccamaw	Public	K-8	5901 Waccamaw School Road NW	Ash	28420	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5560	415	30	13.6	—	235 (56.6%)	49 (11.8%)	109 (26.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.3%)	65	507^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.0%		65.6	472^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	68.3%	35					86.1	75.0	62.2	85.0	75.0	77.3	55.6	56.3	53.3	60.0	69.2	68.2	66.7	86.4	$10,391	$955	$9,435
West Brunswick High	Public	9-12	550 Whiteville Road NW	Shallotte	28470	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 756-5050	1,466	89	16.4	—	848 (57.8%)	188 (12.8%)	329 (22.4%)	8 (0.5%)	20 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (5.0%)	47.3	346^th of 662 public high schools	47.7%		47.5	323^rd of 641 public high schools	49.6%	23	57.9	59.9	45.8	70.9															$10,237	$814	$9,423
The COAST	Public	6-12	1109 Old Ocean Highway	Bolivia	28422	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 312-2780	96	18	5.3	96.9%	64 (66.7%)	13 (13.5%)	12 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.3%)	32.5	460^th of 662 public high schools	30.5%		10.3	599^th of 641 public high schools	6.6%	139	31.0	69.2	51.4	17.6															$25,746	$2,404	$23,342
Belville Elementary	Public	K-5	575 River Road	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 371-0601	812	54	15.1	—	434 (53.4%)	141 (17.4%)	150 (18.5%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	71 (8.7%)	63.2	533^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	64.3%		63.1	512^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.6%	21					67.6	71.5	60.5				51.7	63.2	63.8				76.3		$9,927	$957	$8,970
South Brunswick Middle	Public	6-8	100 Cougar Drive BSL	Southport	28461	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-6870	585	36	16.2	—	432 (73.8%)	44 (7.5%)	50 (8.5%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.4%)	42.4	459^th of 778 public middle schools	41.0%		57.2	303^rd of 773 public middle schools	60.8%	156								57.6	55.5	35.1				44.1	51.6	51.2		70.8	$9,300	$1,106	$8,194
Virginia Williamson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Zion Hill Road	Bolivia	28422	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-6010	610	37	16.5	—	396 (64.9%)	56 (9.2%)	103 (16.9%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.0%)	50	728^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.2%		56.1	631^st of 1490 public elementary schools	57.7%	97					73.5	50.9	60.9				56.6	50.0	49.1				72.7		$10,336	$1,189	$9,147
Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Pea Landing Road NW	Ash	28420	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5910	390	29	13.4	—	215 (55.1%)	43 (11.0%)	86 (22.1%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.0%)	49.2	742^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	50.3%		55	654^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.1%	88					62.1	64.7	55.0				53.0	63.2	43.3				68.3		$10,522	$1,286	$9,235
Brunswick County Early College	Public	9-12	50 College Road NE	Bolivia	28462	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 756-5030	332	13	25.5	—	223 (67.2%)	19 (5.7%)	58 (17.5%)	10 (3.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	91.9	56^th of 662 public high schools	91.5%		94.3	31^st of 641 public high schools	95.2%	25	90.5	97.3	84.6	98.3															$7,807	$809	$6,998
Town Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6330 Lake Park Dr SE	Winnabow	28479	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5350	702	47	14.9	—	430 (61.3%)	96 (13.7%)	95 (13.5%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	64 (9.1%)	77.6	271^st of 1492 public elementary schools	81.8%		81.2	232^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	84.4%	39					76.6	75.8	76.9				64.3	70.2	60.1				79.7		$10,485	$1,345	$9,140
Cedar Grove Middle	Public	6-8	750 Grove Trail SW	Supply	28462	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-6120	507	33	15.2	—	312 (61.5%)	74 (14.6%)	86 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)	44.9	436^th of 778 public middle schools	44.0%		37.1	493^rd of 773 public middle schools	36.2%	57								65.1	38.0	43.3				54.8	49.7	52.5		67.5	$11,326	$1,081	$10,245
Town Creek Middle	Public	6-8	6370 Lake Park Drive SE	Winnabow	28479	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5320	540	34	15.7	—	357 (66.1%)	66 (12.2%)	73 (13.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)	54.8	353^rd of 778 public middle schools	54.6%		54.8	331^st of 773 public middle schools	57.2%	22								68.2	54.7	51.1				55.4	59.0	55.3		63.1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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