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Croatan High School
Newport, North Carolina
Newport, North Carolina
Newport is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,349 at the 2000 census.-History:Newport was officially chartered in 1866. Although the crossroads community on the Newport River was known by that name decades earlier, the area was also known as Bell's Corner...
1998
Joe R. Poletti
Rural
Public Highschool
9 to 12
Carteret County Schools
800(2011-2012)
Cougar
Black and Gold
- N.C. Honor School of Excellence
- 2007-2008
Croatan High School
Croatan High School is a public secondary school in Newport, North Carolina
Newport, North Carolina
Newport is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,349 at the 2000 census.-History:Newport was officially chartered in 1866. Although the crossroads community on the Newport River was known by that name decades earlier, the area was also known as Bell's Corner...
. The high school is part of the Carteret County Public School System. It serves the westernmost third of Carteret County, including the towns of Peletier
Peletier, North Carolina
Peletier is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 487 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Peletier is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
, Cape Carteret
Cape Carteret, North Carolina
Cape Carteret is a town in Carteret County, on the southern coast of North Carolina in the United States. It was incorporated in 1959 and had a population of 1,389 in 2008.-Geography:Cape Carteret is located at ....
, Cedar Point
Cedar Point
Cedar Point is a 364 acre amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, United States on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Erie. Cedar Point is the only amusement park with four roller coasters that are taller than...
and western half of the island of Bogue Banks
Bogue Banks
Bogue Banks form a barrier island off the mainland of North Carolina in Carteret County. The island, separated from the mainland by Bogue Sound, runs east to west, with the ocean beaches facing due south...
, which includes the town of Emerald Isle
Emerald Isle, North Carolina
Emerald Isle is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Crystal Coast and is located entirely on the Bogue Banks...
. Ethnically, Croatan's students are 92% White, 5% African-American, 2% Hispanic, and less than 1% other.
Awards and recognition
In 2009 and 2010, U.S. News and World Report ranked Croatan among the top high schools in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, awarding the school silver medals. Croatan High School's class of 2010 marked combined SAT scores (based on math and critical reading) of 1076, up from 1064 the previous year, this was 59 points higher than the national average.