New Hanover High School
1307 Market St, Wilmington, NC, 28401-4331 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
New Hanover High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County New Hanover County, NC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1855 students
% Male / % Female 47%  /  53%
Total Classroom Teachers 94 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 596 students
Grade 10 - 512 students
Grade 11 - 385 students
Grade 12 - 362 students
This School
(NC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:20 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NC) School Average
% American Indian n/a 1%
% Asian 1% 2%
% Hispanic 5% 5%
% Black 43% 31%
% White 50% 59%
% Unknown 1 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 34% 27%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 5% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NC) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name New Hanover County s School District
This School's Agency
(NC) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 35 12
Number of Students Managed 24,522 students 6,210 students
District Total Revenue $215,868,000 $47,973,000
District Expenditure $206,943,000 $45,994,000
District Revenue / Student $8,803 $7,725
District Expenditure / Student $8,439 $7,406
District Graduation Rates 78% 74%
In the News:
  • Bookmarks - Fame was fleeting for Keith Fowler (The Wilmington Star-News)
    posted on November 21, 2009 at 08:54:06 pm
    By Ben Steelman Ben.Steelman@StarNewsOnline.com A New York Times column called him “the most interesting new novelist of the season – so far.” Walter Winchell wrote him up in his column.
  • Interesting match-ups for Round Two of high school football playoffs (WWAY 3 Wilmington)
    posted on November 20, 2009 at 03:11:06 pm
    Video Interesting match-ups for Round Two of high school football playoffs Body It is a long and complicated story , but the Pine Forest Trojans, despite losing last week, will face New Hanover High School in Wilmington in the second round of the state playoffs. "They have a quarterback that can run all the over the place. They have a receiver going to Nebraska and they have two more that are ...
  • Initiative promotes math, science skills among students (News 14 Carolina)
    posted on November 20, 2009 at 03:31:25 am
    News 14 Carolina's parent company, Time Warner Cable, is putting up $100 million of cash for kids. Company executives say the Connect a Million Minds initiative is a five-year investment to help spur more student interest in math and science subjects.
  • Catawba's West Scholars learn together (The Salisbury Post)
    posted on November 19, 2009 at 11:56:10 am
    By Susan Shinn Catawba College News Service What do you get when you mix 24 college students, a historic downtown, teambuilding, a city high school an ...
  • New Hanover football faces "new" opponent in playoff game (WWAY 3 Wilmington)
    posted on November 17, 2009 at 10:57:32 pm
    Video New Hanover football faces "new" opponent in playoff game Body The New Hanover High School football team has a new second round opponent for their state playoff game. The Pine Forest Trojans will visit Legion Stadium Friday, despite the fact the Trojans lost in the first round to Terry Sanford High School. Pine Forest lost on the football field, but the team won in a Cumberland County ...
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (28401)
School Zip (28401)
(NC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 21,799 people 7,780,958 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 22% 24%
Population Average Age 36 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.1 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $22,204 $39,726
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.6 rooms 5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 60 years old 32 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (28401)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 40% / 60% 66% / 34%
School Map:
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4. Emsley A Laney High School - 1938 students - 5.5 mi. away - view location
5. North Brunswick High School - 803 students - 7.6 mi. away - view location
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