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The only school district in Craven County had rising enrollment in the 2022-23 school year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

There were 12,381 students in the halls of Craven County Schools, 0.8% higher than the year before.

The enrollment numbers in Craven County was steady with the state's trend of increasing enrollment.

Craven County Schools has a main office in New Bern and is the only school district within Craven County.

Despite boasting a favorable teacher-student ratio of 1:15, surpassing the national average, North Carolina's public schools face a significant funding gap. The state's per-student expenditure of $10,519 falls considerably short of the national average of $14,295.

North Carolina's public schools faced a staggering 58.4% surge in vacant teaching positions in the 2021-22 school year, leaving over 5,000 classrooms without qualified instructors.

School	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total % Change
New Bern High School	1,554	1,497	3.8%
Havelock High School	1,050	985	6.6%
West Craven High School	817	793	3%
H. J. MacDonald Middle School	720	746	-3.5%
West Craven Middle School	664	685	-3.1%
Arthur W. Edwards Elementary School	528	499	5.8%
Tucker Creek Middle School	518	502	3.2%
Grover C. Fields Middle School	508	513	-1%
Brinson Memorial Elementary School	457	439	4.1%
Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary School	442	-	-
Albert H. Bangert Elementary School	422	388	8.8%
Trent Park Elementary School	393	429	-8.4%
Havelock Middle School	386	406	-4.9%
Roger Bell New Technology Academy	378	385	-1.8%
W. Jesse Gurganus Elementary School	373	383	-2.6%
Ben D. Quinn Elementary School	368	379	-2.9%
Oaks Road Academy	367	316	16.1%
Bridgeton Elementary School	352	356	-1.1%
James W. Smith Elementary School	320	332	-3.6%
Havelock Elementary School	268	259	3.5%
J. T. Barber Elementary School	241	235	2.6%
Craven Early College High	225	221	1.8%
Graham A. Barden Elementary School	218	242	-9.9%
Early College EAST High	199	205	-2.9%