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South Brunswick High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
280 Cougar Drive Bsl
Southport, NC 28461
Phone
(910) 756-6880
District
Brunswick County Schools
County
BRUNSWICK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1182
Classroom Teachers
69

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.6% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

South Brunswick High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
42%
47%
53%
58%
30%
36%
42%
47%
53%
58%
30%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 322 27.2%
Grade 10 315 26.6%
Grade 11 302 25.5%
Grade 12 243 20.6%
Total 1182 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.3% 64.7% 46.6%
Black 9.9% 15.1% 26.2%
Hispanic 7.7% 18.8% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.7% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.6% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.7% 99.5% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 99.7% 99.5% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 145,889 10,835,491
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 171.6 220
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.7% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 12.1% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 22.6% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.5% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 33.3% 16.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 64,436 4,186,924
Single Parent Households With Children 4.6% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.3% 89.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.2% 34.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.9% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.9% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.6% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.5% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.6% 16.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.2% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 7.4% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,134 $94,617,000 50.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $635 $8,427,000 4.5%
Staff $341 $4,523,000 2.4%
General Administration $94 $1,252,000 0.7%
School Administration $801 $10,624,000 5.6%
Operation $1,410 $18,697,000 9.9%
Transportation $685 $9,088,000 4.8%
Other $601 $7,973,000 4.2%
Total Support $4,568 $60,584,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,486 $32,970,000 17.5%
Total Expenditures $14,189 $188,171,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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