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Craven County Board of Education, NC: schools, enrollment and spending

Craven County Board of Education runs 26 public schools with 12,152 students in grades PK to 13. Its ratio of 17.6 students per teacher is 1.3 higher than the North Carolina figure of 16.3.

At a glance

Schools
26
Students
12,152
Teachers (FTE)
692
Students per teacher
17.6
NC: 16.3 · US: 15.3
Address
3600 Trent Road, New Bern, NC 28562
Phone
(252)514-6300
County
Craven County
Locale
Town: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 13
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3703310
State district ID
NC-250
School counselors (FTE)
35.0About 347 students per counselor.
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district17.6
North Carolina16.3
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (12,764), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$142.2 million
Federal revenue
$25.3 million
State revenue
$89.8 million
Local revenue
$27.1 million
Total spending
$137.3 million
Spending per pupil
$10,755
Salaries
$78.7 million57.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$11.2 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 17.8%
  • State: 63.1%
  • Local: 19.1%

North Carolina overall

  • Federal: 12.1%
  • State: 61.7%
  • Local: 26.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$10,755
North Carolina$11,869
United States$16,826

Schools in Craven County Board of Education

By level: 5 high, 5 middle, 15 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Albert H Bangert ElementaryElementaryK to 544617.8
Arthur W Edwards ElementaryElementaryK to 548915.3
Ben D. Quinn ElementaryElementaryK to 531218.4
Bridgeton ElementaryElementaryPK to 541514.3
Brinson Memorial ElementaryElementaryK to 544615.9
Craven Early College HighHigh9 to 1322136.8
Craven Virtual AcademyOther4 to 12117
Creekside ElementaryElementaryK to 545314.6
Early College EAST HighHigh9 to 1320841.6
Graham A Barden ElementaryElementaryPK to 523714.8
Grover C Fields MiddleMiddle6 to 854216.4
H J MacDonald MiddleMiddle6 to 863214.4
Havelock ElementaryElementaryPK to 524813.1
Havelock HighHigh9 to 121,01423.6
Havelock MiddleMiddle6 to 831313.0
J.T. Barber ElementaryElementaryPK to 527012.9
James W Smith ElementaryElementaryPK to 532514.1
New Bern HighHigh9 to 121,63727.7
Oaks Road AcademyElementaryPK to 535217.6
Roger Bell New Tech AcademyElementaryPK to 540817.0
Trent Park ElementaryElementaryK to 539017.7
Tucker Creek MiddleMiddle6 to 847815.9
Vanceboro-Farm Life ElementaryElementaryPK to 549415.9
W Jesse Gurganus ElementaryElementaryK to 534014.2
West Craven HighHigh9 to 1275121.5
West Craven MiddleMiddle6 to 861417.5

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.