South Brunswick High

Summary:

South Brunswick High is a public high school located in Southport, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 1,172 and is part of the Brunswick County Schools district.

While South Brunswick High has a significantly higher percentage of white students (75.09%) compared to nearby schools, its academic performance, as measured by End-of-Course (EOC) test scores, is generally lower than the Brunswick County Schools district average and the state average across subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 148th out of 469 North Carolina high schools in 2017-2018 to 374th out of 640 in 2023-2024. This downward trend in ranking is concerning and may indicate areas for improvement.

Further analysis reveals significant disparities in performance across different student subgroups at South Brunswick High. For example, the school ranks much higher for English Language Learner students (60th out of 226 in 2022-2023) compared to other subgroups like Hispanic students (349th out of 454 in 2023-2024) and White students (406th out of 553 in 2023-2024). This suggests the school may need to re-evaluate its approach to addressing the unique needs of different student populations. When compared to nearby schools, such as New Hanover High and John T Hoggard High, South Brunswick High's academic performance is generally lower, indicating opportunities for improvement.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 280 Cougar Drive BSL
       Southport, NC  28461


(910) 756-6880

District: Brunswick County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
374th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,849 Help


Feeder schools for South Brunswick High:

Elementary:    Bolivia Elementary
    Southport Elementary
Middle:    Cedar Grove Middle
    South Brunswick Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  16.9 Help
Number of students:  1,172

Racial breakdown:

White:
75.1%
African American:
9.3%
Hispanic:
8.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details South Brunswick High ranks worse than 58.4% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last among 4 ranked high schools in the Brunswick County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.4. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (75.1%), African American (9.3%), Hispanic (8.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Brunswick High is 16.9. 2 high schools in the Brunswick County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Brunswick High is $10,849, which is the 2nd highest among 4 high schools in the Brunswick County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Brunswick High:

SchoolDigger ranks South Brunswick High 374th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See South Brunswick High in the ranking list.)

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Brunswick County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Brunswick County Schools 78th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South Brunswick High

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Rank History for all students at South Brunswick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 45.62 268th 431 37.8%
2007 70.09 75th 453 83.4%
2008 77.05 30th 477 93.7%
2009 76.04 39th 490 92.0%
2010 80.87 16th 499 96.8%
2011 76.92 37th 506 92.7%
2012 62.66 124th 502 75.3%
2013 51.96 137th 505 72.9%
2014 44.32 193rd 451 57.2%
2015 53.65 147th 531 72.3%
2016 48.59 173rd 507 65.9%
2017 51.25 179th 476 62.4%
2018 60.57 148th 469 68.4%
2019 55.02 178th 514 65.4%
2021 45.78 303rd 594 49.0%
2022 48.05 303rd 621 51.2%
2023 42.44 334th 626 46.6%
2024 39.40 374th 640 41.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at South Brunswick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.85 43rd 185 76.8%
2019 62.75 61st 195 68.7%
2021 22.56 169th 199 15.1%
2022 38.20 139th 226 38.5%
2023 16.45 221st 249 11.2%
2024 15.50 239th 261 8.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at South Brunswick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 56.34 60th 226 73.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at South Brunswick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 47.53 136th 349 61.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Brunswick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.08 84th 424 80.2%
2019 52.94 121st 446 72.9%
2021 43.47 165th 432 61.8%
2022 39.97 292nd 544 46.3%
2023 39.09 326th 597 45.4%
2024 34.49 386th 613 37.0%
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Rank History for Homeless students at South Brunswick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 50.05 18th 44 59.1%
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Rank History for Female students at South Brunswick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.31 122nd 449 72.8%
2019 59.75 141st 475 70.3%
2021 48.45 203rd 475 57.3%
2022 57.16 245th 594 58.8%
2023 43.57 330th 588 43.9%
2024 38.15 369th 602 38.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at South Brunswick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.96 324th 349 7.2%
2019 30.38 264th 364 27.5%
2021 71.88 48th 334 85.6%
2022 42.57 152nd 330 53.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at South Brunswick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 57.22 147th 325 54.8%
2021 61.86 139th 337 58.8%
2022 58.86 196th 398 50.8%
2023 38.60 316th 403 21.6%
2024 46.54 283rd 403 29.8%
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Rank History for Male students at South Brunswick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.14 173rd 463 62.6%
2019 47.72 204th 488 58.2%
2021 41.33 225th 481 53.2%
2022 40.06 334th 585 42.9%
2023 40.31 339th 602 43.7%
2024 38.92 362nd 607 40.4%
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Rank History for African American students at South Brunswick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.18 240th 359 33.1%
2019 44.92 144th 369 61.0%
2021 39.45 165th 364 54.7%
2022 38.37 230th 430 46.5%
2023 35.58 257th 434 40.8%
2024 36.99 255th 437 41.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at South Brunswick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.84 58th 340 82.9%
2019 33.31 228th 354 35.6%
2021 53.61 96th 370 74.1%
2022 52.28 165th 436 62.2%
2023 40.26 249th 449 44.5%
2024 25.71 349th 454 23.1%
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Rank History for White students at South Brunswick High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.92 217th 427 49.2%
2019 42.59 234th 444 47.3%
2021 35.85 251st 439 42.8%
2022 38.65 331st 534 38.0%
2023 33.14 383rd 537 28.7%
2024 30.92 406th 553 26.6%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for South Brunswick High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 678 208 4 1 2 n/a n/a 0 893
1989 654 209 1 2 3 n/a n/a 0 869
1990 659 205 3 3 2 n/a n/a 0 872
1991 624 219 1 2 3 n/a n/a -2 847
1992 652 200 2 2 2 n/a n/a -1 857
1993 657 178 4 3 2 n/a n/a 0 844
1994 630 177 3 2 2 n/a n/a 0 814
1995 588 168 1 3 3 n/a n/a 0 763
1996 588 168 1 3 3 n/a n/a 0 763
1997 604 171 3 7 5 n/a n/a 0 790
1998 654 177 2 6 6 n/a n/a 0 845
1999 672 177 2 7 4 n/a n/a 0 862
2000 675 182 2 5 5 n/a n/a 0 869
2001 737 179 3 4 8 n/a n/a 0 931
2002 762 166 4 6 3 n/a n/a 0 941
2003 762 166 4 6 3 n/a n/a 0 941
2004 813 167 3 7 7 n/a n/a 0 997
2005 842 188 3 8 7 n/a n/a 0 1048
2006 854 199 7 10 8 n/a n/a 0 1078
2007 850 180 5 14 9 n/a n/a 23 1081
2008 845 174 4 17 6 n/a n/a 32 1078
2009 852 215 3 17 8 n/a n/a 0 1095
2010 845 211 2 21 6 n/a n/a 0 1085
2011 865 169 4 35 9 3 25 0 1110
2012 825 141 3 44 10 0 27 0 1050
2013 824 117 4 47 8 0 34 0 1034
2014 874 115 6 50 8 0 37 0 1090
2015 898 114 3 44 9 1 29 0 1098
2016 951 102 3 45 11 1 28 0 1141
2017 919 122 5 49 11 2 41 0 1149
2018 914 105 7 51 10 2 48 0 1137
2019 826 91 7 57 9 0 58 0 1048
2020 803 96 7 69 5 0 60 0 1040
2021 773 93 7 80 4 3 69 0 1029
2022 822 109 8 80 4 3 78 0 1104
2023 880 109 8 96 4 3 72 0 1172

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South Brunswick High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 893 54.0 16.5 17.1
1989 869 54.0 16.0 19.8
1990 872 54.0 16.1 17.8
1991 847 54.0 15.6 18.3
1992 857 54.0 15.8 10.9
1993 844 52.0 16.2 16.5
1994 814 54.0 15.1 19.4
1995 763 53.0 14.4 25.4
1996 763 53.0 14.4 25.4
1997 790 50.0 15.8 32.7
1998 845 61.0 13.9 26
1999 862 61.0 14.1 31.2
2000 869 61.0 14.2 29.8
2001 931 61.0 15.3 24.8
2002 941 66.0 14.3 0
2003 941 66.0 14.3 0
2004 997 66.0 15.1 52.7
2005 1048 66.0 15.9 22.7
2006 1078 66.0 16.3 29.1
2007 1081 74.0 14.6 28.9
2008 1078 78.4 13.8 36.4
2009 1095 78.9 13.9 36.6
2010 1085 76.8 14.1 39.9
2011 1110 76.0 14.5 43.9
2012 1050 69.9 15.0 44.3
2013 1034 72.1 14.3 41
2014 1090 71.5 15.2 45.1
2015 1098 71.0 15.4 40.8
2016 1141 72.0 15.8 44.5
2017 1149 74.3 15.4 46.6
2018 1137 74.5 15.2 44.3
2019 1048 68.8 15.2 51.3
2020 1040 66.5 15.6 99.3
2021 1029 66.0 15.5 99.7
2022 1104 66.7 16.5 99.7
2023 1172 68.9 16.9 99.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South Brunswick High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 893 54.0 16.5 17.1
1989 869 54.0 16.0 19.8
1990 872 54.0 16.1 17.8
1991 847 54.0 15.6 18.3
1992 857 54.0 15.8 10.9
1993 844 52.0 16.2 16.5
1994 814 54.0 15.1 19.4
1995 763 53.0 14.4 25.4
1996 763 53.0 14.4 25.4
1997 790 50.0 15.8 32.7
1998 845 61.0 13.9 26
1999 862 61.0 14.1 31.2
2000 869 61.0 14.2 29.8
2001 931 61.0 15.3 24.8
2002 941 66.0 14.3 0
2003 941 66.0 14.3 0
2004 997 66.0 15.1 52.7
2005 1048 66.0 15.9 22.7
2006 1078 66.0 16.3 29.1
2007 1081 74.0 14.6 28.9
2008 1078 78.4 13.8 36.4
2009 1095 78.9 13.9 36.6
2010 1085 76.8 14.1 39.9
2011 1110 76.0 14.5 43.9
2012 1050 69.9 15.0 44.3
2013 1034 72.1 14.3 41
2014 1090 71.5 15.2 45.1
2015 1098 71.0 15.4 40.8
2016 1141 72.0 15.8 44.5
2017 1149 74.3 15.4 46.6
2018 1137 74.5 15.2 44.3
2019 1048 68.8 15.2 51.3
2020 1040 66.5 15.6 99.3
2021 1029 66.0 15.5 99.7
2022 1104 66.7 16.5 99.7
2023 1172 68.9 16.9 99.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for South Brunswick High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $855 (7.9%) $9,994 (92.1%) $10,849

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on South Brunswick High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 178th of 514 High schoolsRanks 334th of 626 High schools
 18.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (South Brunswick High)63.856.4
 7.4%
   End of Course Biology (Brunswick County Schools)65.959.2
 6.7%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (South Brunswick High)56.750.5
 6.2%
   End of Course English II (Brunswick County Schools)61.150
 11.1%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (South Brunswick High)51.827.6
 24.2%
   End of Course Math I (Brunswick County Schools)50.335.9
 14.4%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (South Brunswick High)52.561.9
 9.4%
   End of Course Math III (Brunswick County Schools)56.267.5
 11.3%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students10481172
 11.8%
African American91109
 19.8%
American Indian94
 55.6%
Asian78
 14.3%
Hispanic5796
 68.4%
Pacific Islander03
White826880
 6.5%
Two or More Races5872
 24.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients51.3%99.7%
 48.4%


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South Brunswick High ranks 374th of 640 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at South Brunswick High are 75% White, 9% African American, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

South Brunswick High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bolivia Elementary
Elementary : Southport Elementary
Middle : Cedar Grove Middle
Middle : South Brunswick Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,172 students attended South Brunswick High.


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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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