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Currituck County High

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Currituck County High ranks 289 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 56% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Currituck County High in Barco, NC, serves approximately 1,061 students in grades 9–12 and is the largest traditional high school in the area, operating within the highly-ranked Currituck County Schools district.

For parents, the most important takeaway is that Currituck County High is a solid, improving school with a clear strength in graduation rates — 93.8% compared to the state's 88.8% — and remarkable recent gains in math. Math III proficiency jumped from 50% two years ago to 83.3%, well above the state average, and Math I also surpassed the state mark. That said, the school sits in the middle of the pack statewide (56th percentile) and trails the district's top-ranked The JP Knapp ECH (i)School, a small early-college program just miles away. Compared to nearby Camden County High, Currituck County High is competitive in math but lags in English II and Biology.

The biggest concern is chronic absenteeism. Nearly 40% of students are chronically absent — far higher than the district rate of 25.5% and more than 15 points above the state. This likely holds back overall achievement, despite the school graduating students at a strong rate. Encouragingly, the school has shown meaningful gains for African American, Hispanic, multi-racial, and special education students in recent years. However, outcomes for White, low-income, and gifted students are relatively weaker. With about 34% of students economically disadvantaged, the attendance issue stands out as the most actionable area for improvement. If Currituck County High could reduce chronic absenteeism closer to the district average, its rising math scores and strong graduation rates suggest it could climb significantly in state rankings.

1,061

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,344

Per pupil spending ?

34.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4203 Caratoke Hwy
Barco, NC 27917

(252) 453-0014

District: Currituck County Schools

Feeder schools for Currituck County High:

Elementary:	Central Elementary
	Jarvisburg Elementary
	Knotts Island Elementary
	Moyock Elementary
	More...
	Shawboro Elementary School
	W T Griggs Elementary
Middle:	Currituck County Middle
	Moyock Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.9%

Hispanic:

10.0%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (89%)

✓Above the North Carolina median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 24% North Carolina)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg71%

North Carolina avg60%

289^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^th of 246Currituck County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	289 of 662	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.7	291 of 641	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	365 of 640	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	322 of 626	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	343 of 621	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.6	265 of 594	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	284 of 514	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	188 of 469	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.6	232 of 476	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.8	227 of 507	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	32.0	328 of 531	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.7	264 of 451	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.7	220 of 505	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.1	202 of 502	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.5	217 of 506	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.5	324 of 499	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.0	280 of 490	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.6	266 of 477	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.4	224 of 453	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.4	237 of 431	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	172 of 450	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.2	322 of 440	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	330 of 437	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	223 of 434	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	288 of 430	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	232 of 364	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	108 of 369	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	32.3	239 of 359	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	25.6	254 of 330	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.6	64 of 334	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	35.2	233 of 364	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	135 of 349	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	278 of 629	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.1	268 of 610	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	326 of 602	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	339 of 588	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	349 of 594	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	193 of 475	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	240 of 475	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	150 of 449	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	285 of 407	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.9	178 of 412	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	215 of 403	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	344 of 403	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.2	254 of 398	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.5	75 of 337	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	49.0	192 of 325	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	173 of 474	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	183 of 462	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.6	261 of 454	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	207 of 449	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	194 of 436	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	80 of 370	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	29.0	258 of 354	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.3	154 of 340	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	333 of 620	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	277 of 606	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	368 of 613	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	299 of 597	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	330 of 544	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	219 of 432	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	232 of 446	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	195 of 424	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	288 of 624	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.8	297 of 601	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	367 of 607	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	294 of 602	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	316 of 585	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	168 of 481	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	318 of 488	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	255 of 463	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	32 of 70	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.0	26 of 53	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.2	33 of 49	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	34 of 48	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	39 of 47	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.0	17 of 41	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.7	24 of 33	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.7	29 of 32	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	100 of 265	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.2	83 of 253	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	113 of 261	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	141 of 249	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	118 of 226	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	90 of 199	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	108 of 195	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	95 of 185	48.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	107 of 372	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	40.5	192 of 352	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.5	54 of 349	84.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	341 of 551	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	358 of 542	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	427 of 553	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	388 of 537	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	399 of 534	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.2	238 of 439	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	359 of 444	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	259 of 427	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)71st percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)62nd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)62nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2026)54th percentile~ school

Male (2026)54th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)30th percentile-26 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III83%+14 vs state

English II63%~ state avg

Biology58%~ state avg

Math I47%+5 vs state

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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 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th 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
Currituck County High	Public	9-12	4203 Caratoke Hwy	Barco	27917	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 453-0014	1,061	43	24.6	34.2%	795 (74.9%)	50 (4.7%)	106 (10.0%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (9.7%)	54.6	289^th of 662 public high schools	56.3%		50.7	291^st of 641 public high schools	54.6%	2	58.5	63.4	47.2	83.3											$10,344	$561	$9,783
The JP Knapp ECH (i)School	Public	9-12	2966 Caratoke Hwy	Currituck	27929	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 232-3107	274	6	44.4	22.3%	213 (77.7%)	9 (3.3%)	26 (9.5%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	93.2	30^th of 662 public high schools	95.5%		89.1	87^th of 641 public high schools	86.4%	57	94.2	96.9	97.0	100.0											$8,725	$230	$8,496
Camden Early College High	Public	9-12	103-A US Highway 158 West	Camden	27921	Camden County	Camden County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 335-7219	124	4	30.3	16.1%	98 (79.0%)	3 (2.4%)	10 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.5%)	93.4	23^rd of 662 public high schools	96.5%		83.2	119^th of 641 public high schools	81.4%	96	100.0	93.9	93.8	100.0											$6,039	$00	$6,039
Camden County High	Public	9-12	103 Us 158 W	Camden	27921	Camden County	Camden County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 338-0114	457	28	16.0	23.0%	360 (78.8%)	38 (8.3%)	23 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	72.2	174^th of 662 public high schools	73.7%		52.6	275^th of 641 public high schools	57.1%	101	78.1	82.6	60.5	73.1											$11,470	$235	$11,235
Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College	Public	9-12	1208 N Road St	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 335-0821	115	4	28.8	97.4%	63 (54.8%)	28 (24.3%)	12 (10.4%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	96	3^rd of 662 public high schools	99.5%		92.2	60^th of 641 public high schools	90.6%	57	100.0	100.0	100.0	563.0											$9,328	$374	$8,954
H L Trigg Community	Public	6-12	1004 Parkview Drive	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 335-1765	35	3	11.6	91.4%	11 (31.4%)	20 (57.1%)	2 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.7%)								(n/a)															$30,282	$3,520	$26,762
NE Academy for Aerospace & AdvTech	Public, Charter	5-12	1413 W Ehringhaus St	Elizabeth City	27906	Pasquotank County	NE Academy for Aerospace & AdvTech	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 562-0653	760	43	17.8	33.7%	478 (62.9%)	155 (20.4%)	44 (5.8%)	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.9%)	56.8	274^th of 662 public high schools	58.6%		55.1	262^nd of 641 public high schools	59.1%	12	52.7	70.2		88.1	48.1	43.4	44.6	36.5	61.5	45.5	54.5	71.2	67.3	72.1
Pasquotank County High	Public	9-12	1064 Northside Road	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 337-6880	653	33	19.5	—	215 (32.9%)	282 (43.2%)	102 (15.6%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)	32.9	457^th of 662 public high schools	31.0%		21.2	514^th of 641 public high schools	19.8%	57	43.8	57.1	26.9	63.1											$9,702	$806	$8,896
Northeastern High	Public	9-12	963 Oak Stump Rd	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-2932	658	40	16.2	—	152 (23.1%)	386 (58.7%)	77 (11.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.8%)	52.9	308^th of 662 public high schools	53.5%		38.9	385^th of 641 public high schools	39.9%	77	76.6	59.4	15.8	68.2											$11,317	$954	$10,363

Frequently Asked Questions about Currituck County High

Is Currituck County High a good school?

Currituck County High ranks 289^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Currituck County High?

Students at Currituck County High are 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% African American.

How many students attend Currituck County High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,061 students attended Currituck County High.

What schools feed into Currituck County High?

Currituck County High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central Elementary
Elementary : Jarvisburg Elementary
Elementary : Knotts Island Elementary
Elementary : Moyock Elementary
Elementary : Shawboro Elementary School
Elementary : W T Griggs Elementary
Middle : Currituck County Middle
Middle : Moyock Middle

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2025–26 graduation rates (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

2020–21 through 2025–26 immunization ratesOct 19, 2026

2022–23 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2017–18 through 2024–25 attendance dataSep 2, 2026

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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