Best school districts near Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
The 10 districts within about an hour of base, ranked by academic proficiency. For a military family buying a home, the school zone is the decision — start here, then drill into the neighborhoods inside the district you want.
School-district quality
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EDFacts reading + math proficiency
Ranked by academic proficiency
Quality blends EDFacts reading + math proficiency (all grades). Affluence and size are shown as context, not folded into the score.
- 1StrongCarteret Countyschool districtCarteret County · 8,190 students · 21 mi from baseRead59%Math54%Quality57
- 2AverageJones Countyschool districtJones County · 1,101 students · 27 mi from baseRead46%Math38%Quality42
- 3AveragePitt Countyschool districtPitt County · 23,975 students · 55 mi from baseRead42%Math41%Quality42
- 4AverageCraven Countyschool districtCraven County · 13,410 students · 18 mi from baseRead45%Math35%Quality40
- 5AverageOnslow Countyschool districtOnslow County · 26,946 students · 32 mi from baseRead44%Math36%Quality40
- 6Below averageBeaufort Countyschool districtBeaufort County · 6,467 students · 41 mi from baseRead39%Math39%Quality39
- 7Below averageHyde Countyschool districtHyde County · 561 students · 55 mi from baseRead43%Math35%Quality39
- 8Below averagePamlico Countyschool districtPamlico County · 1,285 students · 22 mi from baseRead36%Math37%Quality37
- 9Below averageLenoir Countyschool districtLenoir County · 8,612 students · 48 mi from baseRead36%Math28%Quality32
Other districts in range
In the catchment but without published EDFacts proficiency (often very small or charter LEAs).