East Carteret High School

East Carteret High School is a public high school located in Beaufort, North Carolina. It serves 13 Down East communities, Merrimon, South River, North River, and Beaufort.^[3] Harkers Island is zoned to East Carteret High.^[4]

East Carteret High School
Address
3263 Highway 70 East Beaufort, North Carolina 28516 United States
Coordinates	34°46′54″N 76°37′52″W
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Bridging Heritage and Horizons
School district	Carteret County Public Schools
CEEB code	340260
Principal	James Westbrook III
Staff	39.04 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	546 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.99[1]
Color(s)	Blue, gold, and white
Team name	Mariners
Rival	West Carteret High School[2]
Website	echs.carteretcountyschools.org

Athletics

East Carteret High School athletics teams compete in the Coastal Plains Conference. Their colors are gold, blue, and white and their mascot is the mariner. East Carteret offers baseball, basketball, football, soccer, softball, tennis, wrestling, and volleyball.^[5]

Demographics

As of the 2018–2019 school year, East Carteret enrolled 526 students. 422 identified as white, 54 identified as black, 22 identified as multiracial, 17 identified as Hispanic, seven identified as Asian, two identified as American Indian/Alaska Native, and two identified as Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander.^[1]