District Map & Boundaries

School District Maps

Access Carteret County IT Department - GIS Division's map for school district boundaries below. The link opens an interactive map with school locations and overlays for elementary, middle and high school districts. You can also search by your street address.

Carteret County, NC School Districts Lookup Map

Primary and Elementary Schools (grades PreK-5)

Atlantic Elementary School
Attended by students living in Down East communities between Cedar Island up to and including Davis.

Beaufort Elementary School
Attended by students living between Newport River, North River and the Craven County line, and those living in the communities of North River, Merrimon and South River.

Bogue Sound Elementary School
Attended by students living on Hwy 24 and Cannonsgate Drive, including all of Cannonsgate Subdivision; Bogue Watch Subdivision and Island View Dr., extending to the intersection of Hwy 24 and Jeannie Lane, including all of Dutch Treat Mobile Home Park, on the north side of Hwy 24 and to Cedar Lane (the western most entrance of Gull Harbor Subdivision) on the south side of Hwy 24, excluding all of Gull Harbor Subdivision; beginning at the intersection of Hwy 24 and Nine Mile Road extending to the intersection of Nine Mile Road and Gales Creek Road, including all addresses accessible from Gales Creek Road and all roads connecting to Gales Creek Road.

Harkers Island Elementary School (grades K-5 only)
Attended by students living on Harkers Island and those living in Bettie, Hwy 70 adjacent up to and including Harkers Island Road and Crow Hill Road, and adjacent.

Morehead City Elementary School at Camp Glenn (grades 4-5 only)
Attended by fourth and fifth grade students living in the same area described for Morehead City Primary School.

Morehead City Primary School (grades PreK-3 only)
Attended by students living on Bogue Banks between the eastern boundary of Emerald Isle and Fort Macon State Park; on Hwy 24 from the intersection of Hwy 24 and Cedar Lane (the western most entrance of Gull Harbor Subdivision) on the south side of Hwy 24, including all of Gull Harbor Subdivision, and at the intersection of Hwy 24 and Jeannie Lane on the north side of Hwy 24, excluding all of Dutch Treat Mobile Home Park, extending to the intersection of Hwy 24 and Hwy 70; beginning on Hwy 70 at the intersection of Hwy 70 and McCabe Road, including all of McCabe Road and 5542 Hwy 70 on the north side of Hwy 70, extending east to the Newport River Bridge.

Newport Elementary School
Attended by students living along Hwy 70 between the Craven County line extending to the intersection of Hwy 70 and McCabe Road excluding McCabe Road and 5542 Hwy 70 (one residence) on the north side of Hwy 70; beginning at the intersection of Hwy 101 and Old Winberry Road extending into the Town of Newport; beginning on Lake Road at the Craven County line extending to the intersection of Gales Creek Road and Nine Mile Road, excluding Gales Creek Road; beginning at the intersection of Hibbs Rd and Hwy 70 and extending to the intersection of Hibbs Rd. and Hwy 24.

Smyrna Elementary School
Attended by students living in Down East communities from Harkers Island Road East on Hwy 70, Williston and those living in Marshallberg, the Straits Road, and Gloucester areas.

White Oak Elementary School
Attended by students living along Hwy 58 from the Jones County line to the eastern limit of Emerald Isle and along Hwy 24 from the Onslow County line to the intersection of Hwy 24 and Morada Bay Drive, including Morada Bay Subdivision, and J Bell Lane.


Middle Schools (grades 6-8)

Beaufort Middle School
Attended by students living in the same area described for Beaufort Elementary School.

Broad Creek Middle School
Attended by students living along Highway 58 from the Jones County line to the eastern limit of the Town of Emerald Isle; beginning on Hwy 24 at the Onslow County line extending on the north side to the intersection of Hwy 24 and Jeannie Lane, including all of Dutch Treat Mobile Home Park, and on the south side to Cedar Lane (the western most entrance to Gull Harbor Subdivision), excluding all of Gull Harbor Subdivision; beginning at the intersection of Hwy 24 and Nine Mile Road extending to the intersection of Nine Mile Road and Gales Creek Road; including all addresses accessible from Gales Creek Road and all roads connecting to Gales Creek Road.

Morehead City Middle School
Attended by sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students living in the same areas described for the Morehead City Primary and Morehead City Elementary at Camp Glenn.

Newport Middle School
Attended by students living in the Newport Elementary School attendance boundary, and all of Hibbs Road.

Down East Middle School @ Smyrna
Attended by students in the Atlantic Elementary, Smyrna Elementary, and Harkers Island Elementary attendance boundaries.


High Schools (grades 9-12)

Croatan High School
Attended by students living in the Broad Creek Middle School attendance boundary.

East Carteret High School
Attended by students living in the Atlantic, Smyrna, Beaufort Middle and Harkers Island school attendance boundaries.

West Carteret High School
Attended by students living in the Morehead Middle School and Newport Middle School attendance boundaries.