The Carteret County Public School System is a unified network of 18 public school sites committed to engaging, educating, and empowering our nearly 8000 students who are the future of our beautiful community that exists along 85 miles of beautiful coastal scenery and friendly towns. From Cedar Island to Cedar Point, CCPS is committed to ensuring safety in our schools, providing 21st century skills through STEM programs and digital learning while continuing to build and develop our students' foundation in critical literacy and life skills. We also believe in exposing our students early and often to career and college discovery and value our relationships with our generous business partners, industry leaders, and stakeholders. 

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School Lunches FREE for Majority of

CCPS Schools

Carteret County Public Schools  is excited to announce the implementation of a new initiative, in line with the most recent Federal Guidelines for School Nutrition and the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), aimed at easing the financial burden on families and ensuring that more students have access to nutritious meals. This initiative will provide free breakfast and lunch to students at several schools across the district for the 2024-2025 school year.

All students at the following schools are now eligible for free meals under the CEP program:
● Atlantic Elementary School
● Beaufort Elementary School
● Beaufort Middle School
● Bogue Sound Elementary School
● Bridges School
● Down East Middle School and Smyrna Elementary School
● East Carteret High School
● Harkers Island Elementary School
● Morehead City Elementary School
● Morehead City Middle School
● Morehead City Primary School
● Newport Elementary School
● Newport Middle School
● West Carteret High School

Carteret Preschool Center is already automatically eligible for free meals under federal guidelines.

Families with children attending the remaining schools—White Oak Elementary School, Broad Creek Middle School, and Croatan High School—can still apply for free and reduced-price meals through an application available onour website or by requesting one directly from their child’s school. Read more critical information here: https://bit.ly/CCPSCEP