New Hanover is not open enrollment and has not been since 2011ish when the then principal Todd Finn requested that NHHS be changed from open enrollment to open choice - just like Hoggard, Ashley and Laney. The NHCS board approved this request. Frankly, I am surprised that you don’t know this Port. Do a little research before you post. Find out the difference between open enrollment and open choice. Your research will reveal that NHHS, Hoggard, Laney and Ashley are all open choice. None are open enrollment. If you want, I’ll be glad to meet you at the central office and we can get you educated.
It is true that NHHS has the Lyceum Academy. It is also true that Hoggard has the IB program. Students from out of district can apply to NHHS through the Lyceum Academy just like students from out of district can apply to Hoggard through the IB program. For the record, both the Lyceum Academy and the IB program produce stellar students, however, neither has had an impact on the success of NHHS or Hoggard football by the admission of out of district students. Further, neither program is an open enrollment opportunity. The open choice criteria still applies to all out of district applications for all high schools in the county.
Like Cat posted above, the reason the ADM numbers are lower for NHHS is that there is extreme opposition to re-districting. Every proposed re-districting plan that sends more than a small handful of Hoggard kids to NHHS is vehemently opposed by the well organized and vocal Hoggard crowd. Further impacting the NHHS ADM numbers is the fact that the NHCS has capped capacity at NHHS.
On a final note, you may want to do a little research on how many out of district players Hoggard had on their 2007 state championship team before throwing stones.
Enrollment - New Hanover County Schools
www.nhcs.net
