Eugene Ashley High School

Eugene Ashley High School is a high school just outside Wilmington, North Carolina, located in the New Hanover County School District. The facility was opened in the New Hanover County Veteran's Park in 2001. The school was named after Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Eugene Ashley, Jr., a native of Wilmington who died at age 37 in the battle of Lang Vei during the Vietnam War. As of the 2015–16 school year, it is 382 students over capacity.[2]

Eugene Ashley High School
Front of school – 2016
Address
555 Halyburton Memorial Parkway

Wilmington, North Carolina
28412

United States
Coordinates34°05′59″N 77°54′45″W
Information
TypePublic
MottoVeneratio in Muneris
Established2001 (2001)
School districtNew Hanover County School District
SuperintendentCharles Foust
CEEB code344353
PrincipalPatrick McCarty
Staff94.75 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,823 (2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.24[1]
Color(s)Garnet and Vegas gold
  
MascotScreaming Eagles
Websiteashley.nhcs.net

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Eugene Ashley High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  2. Frazier, Janae. "NHC high schools overcrowded; leaders discuss future". WECT News. WECT News. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  3. . StarNews Online. Retrieved Sept 15, 2020.
  4. . StarNews Online.
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