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Swansboro High

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Swansboro High ranks 188 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 71% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Swansboro High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Swansboro, North Carolina, with a total enrollment of 1,192 students. The school is part of the Onslow County Schools district, which is ranked 116 out of 242 districts in the state.

Swansboro High has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 25% of North Carolina high schools over the past several years. The school outperforms the district and state averages in end-of-course test scores across various subjects, and its graduation rates have been around 88-89%, exceeding the district and state averages. Notably, Swansboro High's Hispanic, Multi-racial, and Special Education students have consistently ranked in the top 25% of their respective subgroups in the state, with the Special Education students ranking 5th out of 349 North Carolina high schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, Swansboro High outperforms Southwest High, Jacksonville High, Northside High, and White Oak High in academic metrics. The nearby Onslow Early College stands out as an exceptional school, ranking 2nd out of all North Carolina high schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

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: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (65% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg53%

188^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8High Schools in the Onslow County Schools

116^th of 242Onslow 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)62nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)51st percentile-20 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III79%+12 vs state

English II71%+11 vs state

Math I56%+21 vs state

Biology54%+6 vs state

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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
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%)	67.1	188^th of 641 public high schools	70.7%		74.1	158^th of 640 public high schools	75.3%	30	54.1	70.8	55.7	78.7	$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%)	84.8	112^th of 641 public high schools	82.5%		83.6	119^th of 640 public high schools	81.4%	7	72.5	85.8	71.2	84.3	$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%)	32.9	426^th of 641 public high schools	33.5%		37.9	386^th of 640 public high schools	39.7%	40	41.4	46.2	32.9	55.3	$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%)	97.1	2^nd of 641 public high schools	99.7%					(n/a)	98.1	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%)	40.7	372^nd of 641 public high schools	42.0%		36.4	398^th of 640 public high schools	37.8%	26	38.0	53.3	39.7	64.4	$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%)	54.3	266^th of 641 public high schools	58.5%		53.5	277^th of 640 public high schools	56.7%	11	55.8	59.8	45.0	66.5	$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%)	18.1	538^th of 641 public high schools	16.1%		20.8	512^th of 640 public high schools	20.0%	26	30.1	47.5	18.0	32.6	$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%)	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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Swansboro High

Is Swansboro High a good school?

Swansboro High ranks 188^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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.

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 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

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