Swansboro High

Summary:

Swansboro High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Swansboro, North Carolina, with a student population of 1,115. The school consistently ranks in the top 25% of North Carolina high schools, with exceptional academic performance and a diverse student body.

Swansboro High's academic excellence is evident in its consistently high scores on End-of-Course (EOC) exams, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the Onslow County and North Carolina averages across all subjects. The school's 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and its ranking in the top 25% of North Carolina high schools further demonstrate its commitment to providing a quality education. Notably, Swansboro High performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including female students, African American students, Hispanic students, multi-racial students, and students with disabilities, ranking in the top 25% of North Carolina high schools in these categories.

Compared to nearby schools, Swansboro High stands out with its relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 38.39% in 2022-2023, compared to higher rates at schools like Southwest High (54.13%) and Northside High (54.33%). Additionally, Swansboro High maintains a lower student-teacher ratio of 17.8, which is lower than the ratios at some nearby schools, such as Jacksonville High (19.8) and White Oak High (20.1). These factors, combined with the school's strong academic performance and commitment to equity and inclusion, make Swansboro High a standout choice for families in the Onslow County Schools district.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 161 Queens Creek Rd
       Swansboro, NC  28584


(910) 326-4300

District: Onslow County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
158th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,312 Help


Feeder schools for Swansboro High:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  17.8 Help
Number of students:  1,115

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.2%
Hispanic:
12.2%
Two or more races:
9.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Swansboro High ranks better than 75.3% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks first among 7 ranked high schools in the Onslow County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.12. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.2%), Hispanic (12.2%), two or more races (9.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 38.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Swansboro High is 17.8, which is the 2nd best among 7 high schools in the Onslow County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Swansboro High is $9,312, which is the 4th highest among 7 high schools in the Onslow County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Swansboro High:

SchoolDigger ranks Swansboro High 158th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Swansboro High in the ranking list.)

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Onslow County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Onslow County Schools 135th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Swansboro High

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Rank History for all students at Swansboro High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 63.25 131st 431 69.6%
2007 56.98 172nd 453 62.0%
2008 59.41 156th 477 67.3%
2009 58.96 180th 490 63.3%
2010 64.05 143rd 499 71.3%
2011 64.38 132nd 506 73.9%
2012 49.35 235th 502 53.2%
2013 42.40 213th 505 57.8%
2014 43.19 203rd 451 55.0%
2015 54.46 141st 531 73.4%
2016 41.69 220th 507 56.6%
2017 47.75 197th 476 58.6%
2018 67.68 113th 469 75.9%
2019 63.13 131st 514 74.5%
2021 75.09 130th 594 78.1%
2022 74.36 150th 621 75.8%
2023 75.27 153rd 626 75.6%
2024 74.12 158th 640 75.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Swansboro High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.74 40th 185 78.4%
2019 80.24 29th 195 85.1%
2021 47.81 102nd 199 48.7%
2022 83.34 28th 226 87.6%
2023 77.36 41st 249 83.5%
2024 66.49 75th 261 71.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Swansboro High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 87.15 14th 349 96.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Swansboro High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.99 60th 424 85.8%
2019 65.33 59th 446 86.8%
2021 71.12 31st 432 92.8%
2022 71.55 118th 544 78.3%
2023 72.81 127th 597 78.7%
2024 66.65 163rd 613 73.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Swansboro High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 96.93 2nd 44 95.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Swansboro High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.35 109th 449 75.7%
2019 58.75 150th 475 68.4%
2021 77.20 61st 475 87.2%
2022 79.80 127th 594 78.6%
2023 79.75 116th 588 80.3%
2024 76.12 151st 602 74.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Swansboro High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.87 77th 349 77.9%
2019 78.41 33rd 364 90.9%
2021 77.52 36th 334 89.2%
2022 82.86 25th 330 92.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Swansboro High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 79.20 28th 325 91.4%
2021 71.42 76th 337 77.4%
2022 75.91 74th 398 81.4%
2023 69.52 126th 403 68.7%
2024 63.96 159th 403 60.5%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Swansboro High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.59 7th 32 78.1%
2019 63.72 10th 33 69.7%
2021 81.08 5th 41 87.8%
2022 81.27 8th 47 83.0%
2023 77.91 11th 48 77.1%
2024 68.98 14th 49 71.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Swansboro High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.14 115th 463 75.2%
2019 64.34 110th 488 77.5%
2021 72.42 68th 481 85.9%
2022 69.27 165th 585 71.8%
2023 70.04 168th 602 72.1%
2024 71.61 163rd 607 73.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Swansboro High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.39 84th 359 76.6%
2019 47.60 132nd 369 64.2%
2021 74.36 34th 364 90.7%
2022 84.45 58th 430 86.5%
2023 73.17 83rd 434 80.9%
2024 68.89 98th 437 77.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Swansboro High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.25 96th 340 71.8%
2019 61.82 61st 354 82.8%
2021 82.12 25th 370 93.2%
2022 73.58 94th 436 78.4%
2023 78.62 80th 449 82.2%
2024 70.23 105th 454 76.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Swansboro High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.08 173rd 427 59.5%
2019 53.83 168th 444 62.2%
2021 68.71 86th 439 80.4%
2022 65.90 185th 534 65.4%
2023 66.87 174th 537 67.6%
2024 70.26 171st 553 69.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for White Students!

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 Swansboro High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 484 63 5 3 8 n/a n/a -33 530
1989 393 66 10 7 7 n/a n/a 0 483
1990 423 60 5 9 3 n/a n/a 0 500
1991 430 63 11 9 4 n/a n/a 0 517
1992 445 55 15 7 4 n/a n/a 1 527
1993 440 54 14 10 5 n/a n/a 0 523
1994 503 48 13 10 5 n/a n/a 0 579
1995 626 59 12 18 5 n/a n/a 0 720
1996 626 59 12 18 5 n/a n/a 0 720
1997 723 63 16 20 3 n/a n/a 0 825
1998 786 64 22 20 2 n/a n/a 0 894
1999 801 76 15 21 3 n/a n/a 0 916
2000 775 90 21 21 3 n/a n/a 0 910
2001 757 100 22 29 10 n/a n/a 0 918
2002 787 108 17 32 17 n/a n/a 0 961
2003 787 108 17 32 17 n/a n/a 0 961
2004 813 99 16 40 18 n/a n/a 0 986
2005 851 121 15 46 13 n/a n/a 0 1046
2006 814 121 20 40 14 n/a n/a 0 1009
2007 790 98 20 41 15 n/a n/a 39 1003
2008 780 89 14 41 14 n/a n/a 54 992
2009 795 150 16 57 16 n/a n/a 0 1034
2010 775 140 13 60 12 n/a n/a 0 1000
2011 805 75 8 81 15 2 50 0 1036
2012 801 78 10 87 19 2 52 0 1049
2013 816 73 12 87 21 3 54 0 1066
2014 833 68 11 78 19 4 57 0 1070
2015 837 71 11 78 14 5 51 0 1067
2016 845 93 14 79 10 6 65 0 1112
2017 842 93 12 95 9 6 64 0 1121
2018 840 86 18 105 6 8 64 0 1127
2019 820 82 12 101 7 8 77 0 1107
2020 796 70 11 115 4 6 90 0 1092
2021 700 66 12 96 4 2 72 0 952
2022 749 75 9 111 2 2 101 0 1049
2023 783 82 8 136 1 3 102 0 1115

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 Swansboro High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 530 37.0 14.3 11.1
1989 483 36.0 13.4 36.9
1990 500 32.0 15.6 33.8
1991 517 34.0 15.2 32.7
1992 527 30.0 17.5 26.2
1993 523 31.0 16.9 8.4
1994 579 32.0 18.1 10.7
1995 720 41.0 17.6 11.3
1996 720 41.0 17.6 11.3
1997 825 43.0 19.2 8.8
1998 894 55.0 16.3 13
1999 916 55.0 16.7 22.3
2000 910 59.0 15.4 15.7
2001 918 59.0 15.6 21.1
2002 961 63.0 15.3 18.3
2003 961 63.0 15.3 18.3
2004 986 63.0 15.7 23.3
2005 1046 63.0 16.6 22.3
2006 1009 63.0 16.0 26.2
2007 1003 65.6 15.3 25.9
2008 992 68.0 14.6 25.5
2009 1034 68.0 15.2 24.8
2010 1000 63.0 15.8 28.7
2011 1036 64.5 16.0 27.4
2012 1049 59.7 17.5 31
2013 1066 64.6 16.4 32.5
2014 1070 64.5 16.5 30.9
2015 1067 66.0 16.1 31.3
2016 1112 68.0 16.3 29.5
2017 1121 70.0 16.0 33.3
2018 1127 67.0 16.8 31
2019 1107 64.1 17.2 37.9
2020 1092 62.1 17.5 28.5
2021 952 55.7 17.0 25.7
2022 1049 61.0 17.1 24.9
2023 1115 62.4 17.8 38.4

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 Swansboro High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 530 37.0 14.3 11.1
1989 483 36.0 13.4 36.9
1990 500 32.0 15.6 33.8
1991 517 34.0 15.2 32.7
1992 527 30.0 17.5 26.2
1993 523 31.0 16.9 8.4
1994 579 32.0 18.1 10.7
1995 720 41.0 17.6 11.3
1996 720 41.0 17.6 11.3
1997 825 43.0 19.2 8.8
1998 894 55.0 16.3 13
1999 916 55.0 16.7 22.3
2000 910 59.0 15.4 15.7
2001 918 59.0 15.6 21.1
2002 961 63.0 15.3 18.3
2003 961 63.0 15.3 18.3
2004 986 63.0 15.7 23.3
2005 1046 63.0 16.6 22.3
2006 1009 63.0 16.0 26.2
2007 1003 65.6 15.3 25.9
2008 992 68.0 14.6 25.5
2009 1034 68.0 15.2 24.8
2010 1000 63.0 15.8 28.7
2011 1036 64.5 16.0 27.4
2012 1049 59.7 17.5 31
2013 1066 64.6 16.4 32.5
2014 1070 64.5 16.5 30.9
2015 1067 66.0 16.1 31.3
2016 1112 68.0 16.3 29.5
2017 1121 70.0 16.0 33.3
2018 1127 67.0 16.8 31
2019 1107 64.1 17.2 37.9
2020 1092 62.1 17.5 28.5
2021 952 55.7 17.0 25.7
2022 1049 61.0 17.1 24.9
2023 1115 62.4 17.8 38.4

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 Swansboro High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $763 (8.2%) $8,549 (91.8%) $9,312

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Swansboro High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 131st of 514 High schoolsRanks 153rd of 626 High schools
 1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Swansboro High)75.572.5
 3%
   End of Course Biology (Onslow County Schools)68.657.9
 10.7%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (Swansboro High)61.365
 3.7%
   End of Course English II (Onslow County Schools)55.359.1
 3.8%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (Swansboro High)66.269.3
 3.1%
   End of Course Math I (Onslow County Schools)50.845.8
 5%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (Swansboro High)45.379.2
 33.9%
   End of Course Math III (Onslow County Schools)39.553.5
 14%
   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 Students11071115
 0.7%
African American8282
American Indian71
 85.7%
Asian128
 33.3%
Hispanic101136
 34.7%
Pacific Islander83
 62.5%
White820783
 4.5%
Two or More Races77102
 32.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients37.9%38.4%
 0.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Swansboro High

Swansboro High ranks 158th of 640 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Swansboro High is fed by the following schools:

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

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,115 students attended Swansboro High.

Students at Swansboro High are 70% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American.


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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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