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Swansboro High

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Swansboro High ranks 172 nd of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

172^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 74% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Swansboro High is a comprehensive public high school serving about 1,232 students in grades 9–12 in Swansboro, NC, and belongs to Onslow County Schools, which itself has a mid-tier 2-star district rating. Despite that, Swansboro consistently earns a 4-star rating, ranking 172nd out of 662 North Carolina high schools in 2025–2026 and landing in the 74th percentile. Among the traditional high schools in Onslow County, it is the clear standout: Jacksonville High ranks in the 52nd percentile, Northside High in the 37th, White Oak High in the 32nd, and Southwest High in the 14th. Only the selective Onslow Early College outranks it within the district.

Academically, Swansboro exceeds district and state averages in every End-of-Course subject, with particularly strong math results—Math I proficiency of 68.6% versus 44.5% for the district and 42.1% for the state in 2025–2026. The graduation rate has also been above the state average for four straight years, reaching 92.5% most recently. The school shines for several student groups: special education students rank in the 93rd percentile, military-connected students in the 83rd, and multiracial students in the 93rd. Hispanic students have also remained consistently strong. One area of concern is a sharp drop in the African American subgroup ranking over the past three years, which is worth monitoring closely, but this is not connected to any overall trend at the school.

Chronic absenteeism has improved steadily from 35.4% to 23.0%, matching the state average, though nearby Croatan High in Carteret County Public Schools sits lower at 17.6%. Croatan also posts higher proficiency rates in every subject, making it a meaningful aspirational benchmark for Swansboro despite having less economic disadvantage. Swansboro does its work efficiently, spending about $9,312 per student while outproducing schools with higher spending in the same district. With a strong 2025–2026 rebound in all subjects, Swansboro is well positioned to keep improving as it continues addressing attendance and internal subgroup gaps.

1,232

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,312

Per pupil spending ?

36.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

161 Queens Creek Rd
Swansboro, NC 28584

(910) 326-4300

District: Onslow County Schools

Feeder schools for Swansboro High:

Elementary:	Queens Creek Elementary
	Sand Ridge Elementary
	Swansboro Elementary
Middle:	Swansboro Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.1%

Hispanic:

13.8%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (75% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (89%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg60%

172^nd of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7High Schools in the Onslow County Schools

136^th of 246Onslow 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	73.1	172 of 662	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.1	188 of 641	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	158 of 640	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	153 of 626	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	150 of 621	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	130 of 594	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	131 of 514	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	113 of 469	75.9%	★★★★☆
2017	47.7	197 of 476	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.7	220 of 507	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.5	141 of 531	73.4%	★★★★☆
2014	43.2	203 of 451	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.4	213 of 505	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.4	235 of 502	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.4	132 of 506	73.9%	★★★★☆
2010	64.0	143 of 499	71.3%	★★★★☆
2009	59.0	180 of 490	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.4	156 of 477	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.0	172 of 453	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.3	131 of 431	69.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	329 of 450	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.5	234 of 440	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.9	98 of 437	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	83 of 434	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	58 of 430	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	34 of 364	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	47.6	132 of 369	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	84 of 359	76.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	82.9	25 of 330	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	77.5	36 of 334	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	33 of 364	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	60.9	77 of 349	77.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	152 of 629	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	68.7	179 of 610	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	151 of 602	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	116 of 588	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	127 of 594	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	61 of 475	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	150 of 475	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	109 of 449	75.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	114 of 407	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	110 of 412	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	159 of 403	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	126 of 403	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.9	74 of 398	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	76 of 337	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	28 of 325	91.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	101 of 474	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	79.1	95 of 462	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	105 of 454	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	80 of 449	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	94 of 436	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	25 of 370	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	61.8	61 of 354	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.2	96 of 340	71.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	96.9	2 of 44	95.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	209 of 620	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.9	212 of 606	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	163 of 613	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	127 of 597	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	118 of 544	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	31 of 432	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	65.3	59 of 446	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	60 of 424	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	180 of 624	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.1	193 of 601	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.6	163 of 607	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	168 of 602	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	165 of 585	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	68 of 481	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	110 of 488	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	115 of 463	75.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	12 of 70	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	59.9	20 of 53	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	14 of 49	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	11 of 48	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	8 of 47	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.1	5 of 41	87.8%	★★★★★
2019	63.7	10 of 33	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	7 of 32	78.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.5	19 of 265	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	50.7	124 of 253	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	75 of 261	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	41 of 249	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	28 of 226	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	47.8	102 of 199	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.2	29 of 195	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	40 of 185	78.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.3	26 of 372	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	68.8	47 of 352	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	14 of 349	96.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	195 of 551	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.2	231 of 542	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	171 of 553	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	174 of 537	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	185 of 534	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.7	86 of 439	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.8	168 of 444	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	173 of 427	59.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2019)95th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)93rd percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile+17 vs school

Military Connected (2026)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)71st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)65th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)27th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III83%+14 vs state

English II81%+16 vs state

Math I69%+27 vs state

Biology68%+10 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)	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 (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Swansboro High	Public	9-12	161 Queens Creek Rd	Swansboro	28584	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 326-4300	1,232	65	18.8	36.7%	851 (69.1%)	71 (5.8%)	170 (13.8%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	125 (10.1%)	73.1	172^nd of 662 public high schools	74.0%		67.1	188^th of 641 public high schools	70.7%	16	68.3	80.7	68.6	82.7	$9,312	$763	$8,549
Croatan High	Public	9-12	1 Cougar Ln	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 393-7022	1,019	44	23.4	27.9%	855 (83.9%)	9 (0.9%)	97 (9.5%)	16 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.0%)	89.8	80^th of 662 public high schools	87.9%		84.8	112^th of 641 public high schools	82.5%	32	90.8	93.1	81.0	94.4	$9,671	$682	$8,989
White Oak High	Public	9-12	1001 Piney Green Rd	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 455-1541	1,252	65	19.2	48.4%	579 (46.2%)	285 (22.8%)	218 (17.4%)	11 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.7%)	148 (11.8%)	33.6	451^st of 662 public high schools	31.9%		32.9	426^th of 641 public high schools	33.5%	25	48.7	54.9	41.5	56.5	$8,944	$872	$8,071
Onslow Early College	Public	9-12	444 Western Blvd	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 938-6702	189	7	29.0	24.3%	134 (70.9%)	10 (5.3%)	22 (11.6%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (8.5%)	93.9	16^th of 662 public high schools	97.6%		97.1	2^nd of 641 public high schools	99.7%	14	100.0	563.7		100.0	$7,881	$227	$7,654
Northside High	Public	9-12	365 Commons Drive South	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 455-4868	1,067	62	17.2	54.8%	327 (30.6%)	354 (33.2%)	227 (21.3%)	32 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.7%)	117 (11.0%)	38.3	416^th of 662 public high schools	37.2%		40.7	372^nd of 641 public high schools	42.0%	44	36.7	59.5	45.5	63.5	$8,134	$893	$7,241
Jacksonville High	Public	9-12	1021 Henderson Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 989-2048	1,441	78	18.4	47.4%	634 (44.0%)	363 (25.2%)	268 (18.6%)	16 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	151 (10.5%)	52.4	315^th of 662 public high schools	52.4%		54.3	266^th of 641 public high schools	58.5%	49	52.9	71.3	55.0	67.0	$9,620	$623	$8,997
Southwest High	Public	9-12	1420 Burgaw Hwy	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 455-4888	803	42	18.9	57.3%	424 (52.8%)	165 (20.5%)	113 (14.1%)	10 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	84 (10.5%)	17.9	568^th of 662 public high schools	14.2%		18.1	538^th of 641 public high schools	16.1%	30	40.4	55.7	16.5	31.9	$10,201	$909	$9,291
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%)	80.6	139^th of 662 public high schools	79.0%		85.4	108^th of 641 public high schools	83.2%	31	85.1	91.5	46.9	95.7	$7,531	$242	$7,289
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%)	37.2	424^th of 662 public high schools	36.0%		42.3	360^th of 641 public high schools	43.8%	64	57.8	66.2	25.6	55.9	$9,356	$1,044	$8,312

Frequently Asked Questions about Swansboro High

Is Swansboro High a good school?

Swansboro High ranks 172^nd of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Swansboro High?

Swansboro High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Queens Creek Elementary
Elementary : Sand Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Swansboro Elementary
Middle : Swansboro Middle

What is the racial makeup of Swansboro High?

Students at Swansboro High are 69% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What district is Swansboro High in?

Onslow County Schools

How many students attend Swansboro High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,232 students attended Swansboro High.

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