Emsley A Laney High School

Wilmington Area Schools

Ashley HS

Career Readiness HS

Hoggard HS

Issac Bear HS

New Hanover HS

SEA-Techinal HS

Topsail HS

Wilmington Early

​New Hanover High is the oldest existing high school in Wilmington. The original building, designed by William J. Wilkins and constructed in 1919, underwent a complete renovation at the start of the 21st century. It is a part of New Hanover County Schools.

New Hanover is the most diverse high school in New Hanover County. The school's ethnicity is 50% Caucasian, 43% African-American, 5% Hispanic and 2% of other ethnic classification. The school has an enrollment of 1,721 students & staff of 930 people. Before moving to its current location, the school was known as Wilmington High School. As such, it opened in 1798, making the school today one of the oldest public high schools in North Carolina.

Notable Alumni