Schools & Education — Wilmington, North Carolina

Education Attainment (Adults 25+)

High School Diploma11788%
Bachelor's Degree23316%
Master's Degree8902%
Doctorate1799%

Public Schools (44)

SchoolGradesEnrollment
Cape Fear Center for Inquiry0-8409
Wilmington Preparatory Academy0-897
Island Montessori Charter School0-8215
Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington0-5125
Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington6-12385
American Leadership Academy-Coastal0-9777
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy0-8215
Wilmington School of the Arts0-5201
R Freeman Sch of Engineering-1-5332
Bradley Creek Elementary-1-5352
College Park Elementary0-5457
Edwin A Alderman Elementary0-5291
Emma B Trask Middle6-8673
Emsley A Laney High9-122,220
Forest Hills Global Elementary0-5338
The International School at Gregory0-8522
John J Blair Elementary-1-5443
John T Hoggard High9-122,226
M C S Noble Middle6-8652
Mary C Williams Elementary0-5394

Private Schools (19)

School
CAPE FEAR ACADEMY
WILMINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PINE VALLEY MC WEE CARE PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN
PATHWAYS MIDDLE AND HIGH
COASTAL CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
HILL SCHOOL OF WILMINGTON
SOUTHEASTERN AUTISM ACADEMY
PEACE ROSE MONTESSORI
PEACE ROSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL

Colleges & Universities

CollegeLevel
Cape Fear Community College2
Miller-Motte College-Wilmington4
College of Wilmington1
University of North Carolina Wilmington4

College Scorecard

CollegeAdmissionSAT AvgTuition (In-State)Median Earnings (10yr)
University of North Carolina Wilmington64%N/A$7,277$54,967
Cape Fear Community CollegeN/AN/A$2,748$38,654
College of WilmingtonN/AN/AN/A$19,235
Miller-Motte College-WilmingtonN/AN/AN/A$31,102

District Summary

Total Enrollment25,172
Total Teachers1,615
Student-Teacher RatioN/A
Free/Reduced Lunch56.0%
Charter Schools7
Title I Schools0
Sources: NCES CCD 2023 via Education Data Portal; NCES IPEDS 2022 — matched by city+state; Census ACS 5-Year 2023.