High Schools in Craven County Board of Education

Summary:

The Craven County Board of Education in North Carolina oversees 5 high schools, including New Bern High, Havelock High, West Craven High, Craven Early College High, and Early College EAST High. These schools serve students in grades 9-12 across the Craven County Board of Education district.

Two schools stand out as high-performing: Craven Early College High and Early College EAST High. These early college high schools rank among the top schools in North Carolina, earning 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger. They have exceptional test scores, with proficiency rates well above the district and state averages across subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. Both schools also boast impressive 4-year graduation rates of 87.7%.

In contrast, the other 3 traditional high schools in the district generally perform below the district and state averages on test scores. West Craven High stands out with an extremely high free/reduced lunch rate of 98.54%, indicating significant economic challenges for its student population. Spending per student and student-teacher ratios do not appear to be strong predictors of academic outcomes, as the top-performing schools have some of the lowest spending and highest ratios in the district.

District Detail

3600 Trent Road
New Bern, NC 28562-2224

(252) 514-6300

SchoolDigger Rank:
128^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 12,152

Primary Schools: 15
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Havelock High	Public	9-12	101 Webb Boulevard	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 444-5112	1,014	44	23.1	52.5%	487 (48.0%)	240 (23.7%)	166 (16.4%)	15 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	97 (9.6%)	42.3	360^th of 641 public high schools	43.8%		47.8	311^th of 640 public high schools	51.4%	49	55.6	62.9	32.1	49.8	$9,356	$1,044	$8,312
New Bern High	Public	9-12	4200 Academic Drive	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 514-6400	1,637	59	27.5	51.0%	724 (44.2%)	466 (28.5%)	205 (12.5%)	120 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	115 (7.0%)	29.9	454^th of 641 public high schools	29.2%		34.5	408^th of 640 public high schools	36.3%	46	41.4	50.2	25.1	51.2	$8,493	$924	$7,569
West Craven High	Public	9-12	2600 Streets Ferry Road	Vanceboro	28586	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 244-3200	751	35	21.1	99.6%	321 (42.7%)	269 (35.8%)	111 (14.8%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.5%)	20.1	522^nd of 641 public high schools	18.6%		23.5	492^nd of 640 public high schools	23.1%	30	25.7	44.8	18.1	49.5	$9,958	$1,152	$8,807
Craven Early College High	Public	9-12	800 College Court	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 637-5706	221	6	34.4	33.9%	126 (57.0%)	29 (13.1%)	33 (14.9%)	19 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	94	35^th of 641 public high schools	94.5%		92	57^th of 640 public high schools	91.1%	22	89.8	93.9	80.5	97.2	$7,415	$228	$7,188
Early College EAST High	Public	9-12	104 Middle School Lane	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 444-5194	208	6	37.1	27.4%	128 (61.5%)	21 (10.1%)	37 (17.8%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	14 (6.7%)	85.4	108^th of 641 public high schools	83.2%		91.2	64^th of 640 public high schools	90.0%	44	67.4	97.7	55.9	100.0	$7,531	$242	$7,289

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Riverside Leadership Academy	3.29 mi	1
Jones County Schools	9.7 mi	5	108^th
Arapahoe Charter School	15.6 mi	1
Pamlico County Schools	17.46 mi	4	84^th
Onslow County Schools	19.26 mi	40	116^th

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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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