| Brunswick County Schools | |
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| Location | |
| United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | PK–13 |
| Superintendent | Mr. Dale Cole |
| Accreditation | AdvancED |
| Schools | 19 |
| Budget | $126,476,000 |
| NCES District ID | 3700420[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 12,603 |
| Teachers | 825.16 (onFTE basis) |
| Staff | 783.11 (on FTE basis) |
| Student–teacher ratio | 15.27:1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Brunswick County Schools is aPK–12 gradedschool district servingBrunswick County, North Carolina. Its 19 schools serve 12,603 students as of the 2017–2018 school year.
For the 2017–2018 school year, Brunswick County Schools had a total population of 12,603 students and 825.11 teachers on a (FTE) basis. This produced a student-teacher ratio of 15.27:1.[1] For the 2011-2012 school year, out of the student total, the gender ratio was 51% male to 49% female. The demographic group makeup was: White, 68%; Black, 17%; Hispanic, 10%; American Indian, 1%; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 1% (two or more races: 4%).[2] For the same school year, 61.80% of the students receivedfree and reduced-cost lunches.[3]
The primary governing body of Brunswick County Schools follows acouncil–manager government format with a five-memberBoard of Education appointing aSuperintendent to run the day-to-day operations of the system. The school system currently resides in theNorth Carolina State Board of Education's Second District.[4]
The five members of the Board of Education generally meet on the first Tuesday of each month. The current members of the board are: Steven P. Barger (Chairman), Steve Gainey (Vice-Chair), Robin A. Moffitt, Catherine Cooke, and Vickie A. Smith. All five of its current school members are members of the republican party.
Dr. Jerry Oates served as the superintendent of Brunswick County Schools until his recent promotion with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Mr. Dale Cole has served as the Superintendent of Schools since his exit from Clay County Schools in 2023.
Brunswick County Schools has 20 schools ranging frompre-kindergarten totwelfth grade. Those 20 schools are separated into fourhigh schools, fivemiddle schools, nineelementary schools, one Career/Technical center, and one combined middle/elementary school.[5]
According to theNorth Carolina High School Athletic Association, for the 2023–2024 school year, North Brunswick, South Brunswick and West Brunswick are 3A schools in the Mideastern conference.[6]
Neither Brunswick County Early College High School nor the Center of Applied Science and Technology have their own sports teams with the NCHSAA, however Brunswick County Early College High School has hosted the Southeast Region Early College Basketball Tournament for two-consecutive years.
The Brunswick County Schools system has had four schools listed asBlue Ribbon Schools: Shallotte Middle School (1999–2000), Waccamaw School (2000–01), Brunswick College Early College High School (2017) and Union Elementary School (2019).[7]
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